Ethical Challenges Faced by Pharmacists:

Insights from a Volunteer Internship

By: Maria Mikaela Cabrera
CONTEXT

• 1-week volunteer internship at a local

community pharmacy “The Medicine
Shoppe Pharmacy.”
Pharmacy
Background

• 30 years of compassionate,
personalized care for
Canadians.
• “Your health, our priority”
• Trusted by patients
nationwide for our dedicated
focus on healthcare products
and services in a welcoming
environment.
Pharmacy’s role
in the
community and
its impact on
public health
Methods
Challenges
Implications
of my findings
for pharmacy
practice and
public health
Ethical challenges that the pharmacist faced
and how they were addresed

Cost of medications

Compliance Issues
Reflecting
on my
personal
experience
Significance of the project and its contribution to the
community

Enhancing Enhancing patient safety and well-being

Guiding Guiding ethical decision-making

Strengthening Strengthening pharmacist-patient relationships

Advancing Advancing the pharmacy profession