0. Definition
Malpractice according to Cambridge Dictionary Online is the failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury or loss. Concisely, the definition of misconduct in a professional sense, according to Code of Conduct of Pharmacists and Bodies Corporate Malaysia (2009) is a disreputable behaviour, a breach of professional responsibility or requirement identified in the Code that could form the basis of a complaint of professional misconduct. Pharmaceutical malpractice is not simply a matter of an error on the part of any local pharmacy. It can involve drug companies, physicians, pharmacies, their staff, and more.
1. Common Pharmacy Malpractices and the Causes Along with advances in healthcare, the role …show more content…
However, Lau (2003) insisted that due to lack of experience and knowledge, pharmacists failed to give the right guidance like reviewing the drug-drug interaction and identify patients’ allergy. This mistakes often happen to amateur or preregistered pharmacists who sometimes unfamiliar with the patients and incompetent in handling the …show more content…
Consequences of Malpractice Acts The Harvard Medical Practice Study has found that only less than two percent of injuries caused by medical negligence lead to claims. This is because, if a pharmacist negligently dispenses the wrong drug, the drug may already have broken down and excreted from the body before any test can be performed to determine the cause of the negligence. However, this should not be taken as a sign to permit the pharmacists to perform mistakes while doing their jobs. Professional negligence can lead not only to huge insurance claims and disciplinary actions from the Pharmacy Board, but gross negligence can sometimes lead to charges of manslaughter. In the Malaysia, there are cases of side effects and even death due to unsuitable drugs given. Awani News (2014) reported that a baby had died due to drug allergy which has caused burnt all over the body. Fortunately, there is no claims reported pertaining to the case. According to the Registration of Pharmacists Act (1951), the punishments can be including, the registered pharmacist and body corporate removed from the register, suspended and reprimanded. Also, the pharmacists may also need to pay the cost to the Board or to the complainants, and such cost may be covered as a civil debt or private
Malpractice according to Cambridge Dictionary Online is the failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury or loss. Concisely, the definition of misconduct in a professional sense, according to Code of Conduct of Pharmacists and Bodies Corporate Malaysia (2009) is a disreputable behaviour, a breach of professional responsibility or requirement identified in the Code that could form the basis of a complaint of professional misconduct. Pharmaceutical malpractice is not simply a matter of an error on the part of any local pharmacy. It can involve drug companies, physicians, pharmacies, their staff, and more.
1. Common Pharmacy Malpractices and the Causes Along with advances in healthcare, the role …show more content…
However, Lau (2003) insisted that due to lack of experience and knowledge, pharmacists failed to give the right guidance like reviewing the drug-drug interaction and identify patients’ allergy. This mistakes often happen to amateur or preregistered pharmacists who sometimes unfamiliar with the patients and incompetent in handling the …show more content…
Consequences of Malpractice Acts The Harvard Medical Practice Study has found that only less than two percent of injuries caused by medical negligence lead to claims. This is because, if a pharmacist negligently dispenses the wrong drug, the drug may already have broken down and excreted from the body before any test can be performed to determine the cause of the negligence. However, this should not be taken as a sign to permit the pharmacists to perform mistakes while doing their jobs. Professional negligence can lead not only to huge insurance claims and disciplinary actions from the Pharmacy Board, but gross negligence can sometimes lead to charges of manslaughter. In the Malaysia, there are cases of side effects and even death due to unsuitable drugs given. Awani News (2014) reported that a baby had died due to drug allergy which has caused burnt all over the body. Fortunately, there is no claims reported pertaining to the case. According to the Registration of Pharmacists Act (1951), the punishments can be including, the registered pharmacist and body corporate removed from the register, suspended and reprimanded. Also, the pharmacists may also need to pay the cost to the Board or to the complainants, and such cost may be covered as a civil debt or private