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Pharmacological Deontology and Law

Code 13667
Year 5
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Ciências Farmacêuticas
Entry requirements Non-applicable.
Mode of delivery Face to face learning partly based on problem solving and associated with training in the context of biomedical simulation.
Work placements Not applicable
Learning outcomes Main objectives:
1 - To promote reflection on the merits of Ethics, the Ethics and Law, with a special focus on pharmaceutical practice.
2 - To transmit knowledge of the regulatory and legal frameworks of the pharmaceutical profession.
3 - To develop skills in applying the rules in a practical context.

At the end of this course unit, the student should be able to:
1 - Reflect on the foundations of ethics and science, to understand their roles and social connections and understand their historical insertion.
2 - Know the legal framework of the pharmaceutical profession and the normative content of the documents that apply on a mandatory nature, for example, the Code of Ethics.
3 - Apply ethical standards and laws to solve ethical problems of pharmaceutical practice in a real context.
Syllabus Deontology
1.Historical and conceptual introduction to Ethics
2.Origins and core concepts of Bioethics applied to Health Sciences
3.Deontology and Ethics applied to Pharmaceutical Sciences
3.1.Endogenous and exogenous regulation of pharmaceutical activity
3.2.Real-life cases of Deontology
4.Bioethical issues
4.1.Autonomy and self-determination
4.2.The end of life
4.3.Assisted reproductive technology
4.4.Eugenics and enhancement
4.5.Artificial Intelligence
Legislation
1.Basic notions
2.Community Pharmacy
2.1.Legal Regime of Community Pharmacies
2.2.Stores were to sell medicines and Health Products
2.3.Technical Responsibility
2.4.Licensing of entities
3.Medicines and health products
3.1.Medicine Statute
3.2.Prescription and drug dispensing rules
3.3.Medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices
3.4.Food supplements and frontier
4.Labor Law
4.1.“Código do trabalho”
4.2.General labor law in public functions
4.3.ANF/SNF Collective Work Agreement
4.4.Pharmaceutical residency
Main Bibliography • James Rachels, Elementos de Filosofia Moral, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2004
• Peter Singer, Ética Prática, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2002
• Michael Sandel, O que o dinheiro não pode comprar. Os limites morais dos mercados, Lisboa, Editorial Presença, 2015
• José Manuel Santos, Introdução à Ética, Lisboa, Documenta, 2012
• Dicionário de Filosofia Moral e Política IFILNOVA:
• António A. Fernandes e Mara P. Guerreiro, Deontologia e Legislação Farmacêutica, Lisboa, Lidel, 2013
• Alastair V. Campbell, Bioethics: The Basics, Londres, Routledge, 2013
Legislação e declarações
• Declaration of Helsinki
• Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine
• Código Deontológico da Ordem dos Farmacêuticos
• Estatuto da Ordem dos Farmacêuticos
• Legislação Farmacêutica no âmbito da Farmácia Comunitária e do Medicamento
• Normas e Referenciais da Qualidade da OF
• Legislação Laboral
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Teaching will be partly expository and partly based on problem-solving, associated with individual self-learning.
The assessment consists of 4 tests for a total of 16 values (4 x 4 values) and continuous qualitative assessment (AQ) (4 values).
The frequencies and the final exam consist of open-ended questions.

Final grade = F1 + F2 + F3 + F4 + AQ
Students must obtain 10 values for approval.

Working students must be present at all assessment moments, and the same criteria as other students apply, except for the attendance requirement and qualitative evaluation if they do not meet a minimum level of attendance. They must be present in all evaluations.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-09-18

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