1. Fidelity, promise-keeping, loyalty to patients and impaired professionals Should a colleague be reported for being dishonest and stealing? What steps should be taken?

2. What is the problem? Patients are being shorted maintenance prescriptions in order for the pharmacy to save money A fellow pharmacist, the owner, is stealing from insurance companies and his patients The pharmacist that is shorting the pills does not feel that anything is wrong (HOW SAD) Patients are being told that there is a problem with pills being shorted

3. ETHICAL ISSUE? NONMALEFICENCE veracity Is this pharmacist “doing no harm” He is actually increasing the risk for harm to his patients The pharmacist is definitely not telling the truth to his patients What is he is reported for Medicare fraud? He is billing for pills that are not there. It would have been the patients word against his, until now. He has admitted to his colleague. He is even lying to himself that no one will be harmed.

4. What about the fellow pharmacist’s ethics? Beneficience What benefit is it to her patients if she does not speak up? She morally knows that this is wrong and needs to report it in order to protect her patients from harm. Any decision made by Lorraine will affect her patients. Either it will benefit them or harm them.

5. Is this not a legal issue? ◊ What if Lorraine reports Glenn, will this not end his career as a pharmacist? ◊ Is there not more to this situation than shorting pills? There is the potential that Glenn may be doing more with the stolen meds—something illegal!!! ◊ Could Glenn be arrested for this? Should Lorraine notify the law or the State Board of Pharmacy? ◊ Is there a mentor that can assist/guide Lorraine through this situation? ◊ Could Lorraine lose her job by reporting this? Will Lorraine have to appear in court?

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