title: To dispense or not to dispense? Ethical case decision-making in pharmacy practice.
abstract: In daily practice, pharmacists are regularly confronted with moral problems in which deciding what to do is not always a straightforward decision. In this contribution we show how the use of a specific method for moral deliberation can (in retrospect or prospective) aid moral judgements. We use the case of dispensing isotretinoin to demonstrate one ethical reflection method, namely the Utrecht Method.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Ethics Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. l.l.e.bolt@uu.nl.|Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. l.l.e.bolt@uu.nl.
authors.forename: Ineke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bolt
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Ethics Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mariëtte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van den Hoven
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lyda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.affiliation: SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy, Leiden, The Netherlands.|Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvy
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004994:Ethics, Pharmacy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009014:Morals; D010595:Pharmacists; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015474:Isotretinoin
keywords: Ethical case deliberation; Isotretinoin; Method; Pharmacy ethics