PPLE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
what is ethics - ✔✔-reflection and application of moral norms to to human motivation
and conduct
-distinctive logic of ethical statements
what are the four bio-ethics principles - ✔✔1. autonomy
2. non-maleficence
3. beneficence
4. justice
True or false
Law is a subset of ethics - ✔✔True
why are there more ethical questions than legal questions - ✔✔-developments in society
and technology happen years or decades before law catches up
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,-we want to leave people freedom to do the right thing for the right reason rather than
by force
Who created the Code of Ethics (PREAMBLE) for pharmacists - ✔✔American
Pharmacists Association for Pharmacists (APhA)
what is the difference between professional ethics and personal ethics - ✔✔-professional
ethics is focused on supporting the pharmacist-patient relationship as well as the
profession's relationship to the society
-that may conflict in some instances with one's personal ethics or values
steps to pass a bill at the federal level - ✔✔1. bill is sponsored by a legislator
2. bill is sent to appropriate congressional committee and determines whether the bill
will go to the Senate or House floor
3. bill debated and passed in one chamber before being sent to another chamber for
debate and passage
4. the President approves or vetos bill
5. congress can override veto with two thirds vote
Differences between Criminal, Civil, and Administrative actions - ✔✔Criminal
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, -government vs private party (selling illegal drugs without license)
-defendant is either acquitted or guilty
Civil
-private party vs private party (prescribing wrong drug)
-defendant found liable or not liable
Administrative
-agency vs private party
-defendant has license or permit suspended, revoked, or fines imposed
what is virtue ethics - ✔✔-character of the moral actor (a person with good morals will
do the right thing)
what is deonto-logical ethics - ✔✔-whether the act conforms to a universal rational duty
(telling the truth)
-doing the right thing for the right reason
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
what is ethics - ✔✔-reflection and application of moral norms to to human motivation
and conduct
-distinctive logic of ethical statements
what are the four bio-ethics principles - ✔✔1. autonomy
2. non-maleficence
3. beneficence
4. justice
True or false
Law is a subset of ethics - ✔✔True
why are there more ethical questions than legal questions - ✔✔-developments in society
and technology happen years or decades before law catches up
Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 1
,-we want to leave people freedom to do the right thing for the right reason rather than
by force
Who created the Code of Ethics (PREAMBLE) for pharmacists - ✔✔American
Pharmacists Association for Pharmacists (APhA)
what is the difference between professional ethics and personal ethics - ✔✔-professional
ethics is focused on supporting the pharmacist-patient relationship as well as the
profession's relationship to the society
-that may conflict in some instances with one's personal ethics or values
steps to pass a bill at the federal level - ✔✔1. bill is sponsored by a legislator
2. bill is sent to appropriate congressional committee and determines whether the bill
will go to the Senate or House floor
3. bill debated and passed in one chamber before being sent to another chamber for
debate and passage
4. the President approves or vetos bill
5. congress can override veto with two thirds vote
Differences between Criminal, Civil, and Administrative actions - ✔✔Criminal
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, -government vs private party (selling illegal drugs without license)
-defendant is either acquitted or guilty
Civil
-private party vs private party (prescribing wrong drug)
-defendant found liable or not liable
Administrative
-agency vs private party
-defendant has license or permit suspended, revoked, or fines imposed
what is virtue ethics - ✔✔-character of the moral actor (a person with good morals will
do the right thing)
what is deonto-logical ethics - ✔✔-whether the act conforms to a universal rational duty
(telling the truth)
-doing the right thing for the right reason
Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 3
