Paternalism to professional judgement the history of the code of ethics

摘要

Codes of ethics concerning the practice of pharmacy have existed throughout its history.Indeed The Pharmaceutical Journal in 1841 carried a translation of a 13th century French code of ethics.One of the early codes related to the practice of pharmacy in Britain in the 16th century and is attributed to the apothecary William Bullein,allegedly a cousin of Anne Boleyn.