Pharmacy PEBC Practice Exam

The pharmacist must respect the patient's autonomy, which is the principle of respect for a person's right to make their own decisions about their health and well-being. By choosing to use a herbal remedy recommended by her best friend, the patient is exercising her autonomy and the pharmacist must respect her decision, even if it is not the recommended or most effective method for weight loss. Option A, justice, refers to fairness and equal treatment for all patients and is not as relevant in this scenario. Option B, beneficence, refers to the duty to do good and promote the well-being of patients, but in this case, the patient has already made her decision and it is not the pharmacist's role to change it. Option D, confidentiality, is also important but not directly related to the patient's decision about weight loss and the herbal remedy.