Integrity and the Role of the Pharmacist
Assistant Professor Paul J. Reitemeier Ph.D.pages: 125 - 136
- DOI: 10.1300/J060v05n01_07
- Version of record first published: 25Oct1995
Abstract:
Benjamin's definition of integrity as a triadic relation is used as a starting point. That definition is: specific selected values and principles, public claiming of those values and principles as one's own, and behavior consistent with what one has claimed. Five contexts for considering moral integrity are identified: personal, political, occupational-individual, occupational-collective, and biographical. Finally, two substantive values and one principle are suggested as logically necessary for professional integrity in pharmacy: courage, fortitude, and respect for persons.