PHARMACISTS’ NEGLIGENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY

In the late of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, the scope of doctor duties and responsibilities used to have much smaller range than now. The death of patient in the hands of doctor was a matter of destiny that must be accepted as it is, without any thought of questioning or doubt. Those days and the days of paternal-istic medicine are gone. Nowadays there is undeniably a greater awareness among patients of their legal rights and a greater willingness to enforce them. As society started to become more educated and well informed, the skills and honor of doctors that have are increasingly being questioned. At the same time, a higher public expectation in medicine came after a phenomenal advancement in medical science and technology. This advancement produces more complexity and, so, more risky medical treatments to be carried out which were not possible earlier. Regarding these rapid advances in health care development, the role of the pharmacist has changed affectedly over the last decades. The nature of pharmacy practice has changed from a chemist store-which main task was to hand out prescriptions and to make up preparations-to a modern pharmacy that incorporates pharmaceutical healthcare into direct patient care. As the direct relationship between pharmacists and patients develops, the increased possibility arises of professional negligence in their everyday practice. The study is aim to define concept, history and required elements to impose liability on physicians. Also the article is designed to identify most common types of pharmacist negligence. Also recognize main reasons of committing error by pharmacist and finding proper solu-tions for minimizing negligence.