SCENARIO 1.

1. A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in a caring, compassionate and, confidential
manner. A pharmacist places concern for the well-being of the patient at the center of
professional practice. In the scenario stated above, the pharmacist is ethically responsible in
informing the physician of the alcohol intake of Mr Batil. Mr. Batil as a patient should’ve
cooperate with agreed-on treatment plans with his physician and comply to it. Since he is still
taking medications, and drinks alcohol daily, the alcohol interactions with his medicines may
cause serious problem later on.

2. If the pharmacist is a friend of Mr. Batil I believed that a pharmacist is ethically responsible and
firm to his duties and responsibilities as a health professional in taking care and providing for the
betterment of the health and well-being of his or her patient. He or she maybe is a friend of Mr.
Batil and asked the pharmacist to keep his alcohol intake or information but there is an
exemption in situations where a health service may use or share your health information
without your consent, and this is when the person or patient health and safety are seriously
threatened. We as health practitioners have the responsibility to ensure safety of life and health
and that shouldn’t be on a second thought.

3. As a health professional, we stand to fight for what is right and that is to do the responsibilities,
the oath we took, take care of our patients and help them with their health concerns. What is
more important is the knowledge of a possible drug overdosage rather than friendship, because
drug overdose may lead to death either accidental or intentional. The friendship may be over or
the trust have had been broke, but at the end of the day, when you know to yourself that you
have done your part especially in saving ones health or life as a part of the health care team is a
great and proudest feeling we may feel as a person in the allied health profession.

4. If I am a trusted friend of that patient and he told me everything about his conditions or
non-compliance of prescribed medications and told me not to tell his physician. The greatest
thing I could do for him or her would be, give her advice, persuade him to do the right thing. Tell
him/her the importance of telling the truth to his doctor. Because having an honest
relationship with your medical providers is crucial to help protect your overall health and well-
being, and the doctor needs to know the full truth about your lifestyle and experiences to
provide the best care for you. Those little lies you think aren’t a big deal can actually impact your
doctor’s ability to care for you, and why being honest is always the best idea.
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5. Allied health professional cover a broad spectrum of medical positions that are intended to
assist physicians, nurses and specialist in providing the best care for patients. These
professionals generally make sure that patients receive adequate attention and access to
treatment options. In the scenario above, the allied health professional has the responsibility to
inform, ask, and consult the specialist about the patient medical records and the adverse effect
of the prescribed drugs to the patient’s health as reported by the pharmacist. The allied health
professional’s duty is to discuss, and give the correct information to the pharmacist about the
patient’s condition or its medical record since he or she is also the primary source of data. Since
pharmacists are very knowledgeable about drugs and have the basic duty to check prescription
from the prescriber before dispensing the medication to patients and ensure that the patients
don’t receive the wrong drugs or take an incorrect dose of medicine. And the patient’s physician
also has the responsibility to send or transfer the full medical record of the patient to the
specialist, it is imperative for the treating physician or the specialist to properly document the
management of the patient under his care. And sometimes doctors or specialist prescribe drugs
without considering the full range of options and almost always without sharing that thought
process with the patient.

6. A patient must bring the list of all of his/her medications to all medical appointment as chances
are patients may attempt to recount all of his/her medications and forgot one or two or perhaps
gave an inaccurate dosage to the physician. It’s a common situation that both healthcare
providers and patients frequently encounter and it is one that becoming increasingly
problematic. If a patient visits for check-up an allied health professional should check his or her
previous medical records; Evaluate or perform health assessment to the patient; consult the
physician or prescriber about the medications given to this patient to avoid medication
duplications; medication dosage errors and medications interactions, this happens when a
patient takes at least two separate medications from the same class whether OTC or
prescription. If the physician is unaware of this he may unknowingly write another similar or the
same prescription of drug.

7. Healthcare is a team effort. Each health care provider is like a member of the team with a
special role. Some team member are doctors, pharmacist, allied health professionals who help
diagnose disease. Other are experts who treat disease or care for patients’ physical and
emotional needs. Doctors, or physicians, are key members of the healthcare team. When
patients need medical care, they first go to primary care doctors, they focus on preventive
health care. This includes regular check-ups, disease screening tests, immunizations and health
counseling. Pharmacists give patients medicine that are prescribed, or recommended by a
doctor. They tell patients how to use medicines and answer questions about side effects.
Sometimes pharmacists help doctors choose which medicines to give patients and let doctors
know if combinations of medicines may interact and harm patients. Allied health professional
play roles in assessing and evaluating a patients’ need, keeping the physician and others
informed of the patients’ progress.
 An effective teamwork of the health care team is now globally recognized as an essential tool for
constructing a more effective and patient-centered health care delivery system, I can
immediately and positively affect patients’ safety and outcome. Health and wellness of patient’s
is the common goal, when there is no teamwork among these health professionals, there would
be an increase number of medical errors and dissatisfaction among patients. When there is no
proper communication between health professional and patients, consequences may occur.

8. Problems are an avoidable rather we find solution to solve this matter. Communication is very
important, honest relationship between healthcare providers and patient, Compliance to
medical treatment or medications to avoid complications and know the duties and
responsibilities of each and everyone in the health care team to have an effective and successful
tasks.
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9. Narcotics are also called opioid pain relievers. They are only used for pain that is severe and is
not helped by other types of painkillers. When used carefully and under a health care provider’s
direct care, these drugs can be effective at reducing pain. As an allied health professional,
responsible for taking care of patients, I will tell the physician that Mr. Ramos is a potential drug
abuser. I will explain to Mr. Ramos that this new written prescription is a same pain reliever drug
as the older prescription he claimed to be lost though it is not the same narcotic drug.

10. No, because the physician’s resolution will be followed and if he is a potential drug abuser and
something bad happens to the patients’ health, the person that’ll be blame would be the
physician or the allied health professional. Since Dr. Pacquiaoan write a different prescription
and medication which has the same effect as the one she prescribed originally, Mr. Ramos
concern is fully entertained by the doctor and has no reason to be aggressive in the first place.

11. When Mr. Ramos demands the old prescription for narcotic drugs and becomes hostile, It will
be reasonable to document his refusal, because what if he hurts the other patients and the
physician and claim later on that the healthcare team hurt him, somewhat we have an evidence
to show what really happen inside the office and what caused the aggressive behavior of the
patient. If not they may ask the assistance of the security officer about this matter.