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Ethics

Ethics is defined as what is right or wrong, good or bad; it varies from one person to another, and even between countries with culture playing an important role in the acceptance of ethical standards. Within this page, ethics governing the pharmaceutical profession is mentioned, in addition to the ethical standards to abide by throughout the process of drug promotion to ensure transparency between the parties involved. The page also defines conflicts of interest and includes the decree issued by the MOPH about this topic.

Ethics of the Pharmacy Profession

الصيدلة، مهنة ورسالة، عرفها الانسان منذ المراحل الاولى لتطوره، كانت دائماً المهنة التي تهتم بعلاج الانسان من خلال فن علوم تحضير الادوية لاستخدامها في علاج الامراض والوقاية منها والمساعدة على تشخيصها وطرق التعرف على الادوية واختيارها ودراسة تأثيرها الدوائي.

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Good Governance Program in Lebanon (GGM)

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Drugs Ethical Standards

Drug promotion can significantly influence the way medicines are prescribed, dispensed and used. It can lead to over-prescribing and poor quality prescribing and medicine use which, in turn, can lead to increased risks of adverse effects and higher health-care costs. The World Health Organization established the Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion which defines promotion as "all informational and persuasive activities of manufacturers and distributors that affect the prescription, supply, purchase and/or use of medicinal drugs".

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Conflict of Interests

Conflict of interest means that the expert or his/her partner (“partner” includes a spouse or other person with whom s/he has a similar close personal relationship), or the administrative unit with which the expert has an employment relationship, has a financial or other interest that could unduly influence the expert’s position with respect to the subject-matter being considered. An apparent conflict of interest exists when an interest would not necessarily influence the expert but could result in the expert’s objectivity being questioned by others. A potential conflict of interest exists with an interest which any reasonable person could be uncertain whether or not should be reported.

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