6 Ethical Principles of Drug Use

If you are a clinician and intend on administrering drugs to your patient, whether they are oral medications or dangerious intraveneous drugs, you should considered the 6 ethical principles of drug use.

The 6 Ethical Principles of Drug Use are: 

1. Autonomy – self determination
2. Veracity – trust through truth telling
3. Non-maleficence – do no harm
4. Beneficience – prevent harm, do good
5. Justice – equal access to resources based on health care requirements
6. Confidentiality – not divulge information without consent