OATH
Oath
OATH OF A PHARMACIST
At this time, I vow to devote my professional life to the service of all local and global communities through the profession of pharmacy.
I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.
I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for my patients.
I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
I accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence.
I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of ethical and legal conduct.
I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to fulfill my obligation to educate and train the next generation of pharmacists.
I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.
Developed by the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Students of
Pharmacy/American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Deans (APhA-ASP/AACPCOD) Task Force on Professionalism, June 26, 1994. Revised on May 9, 2007.