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Pharmacy Law Library

For Pharmacists, Sample Course Titles:

  • Alert Fatigue and Pharmacists' Liability

  • Confidentiality and Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities

  • Defaming the Prescriber

  • Introductory Case Studies in Pandemic Preparedness Policy

  • Legal Challenges with the "Difficult" Patient

  • Legal Considerations for Medical Marijuana, TetraHydroCannabinol (THC), and Cannabidiol (CBD)

  • Legal Implications of Technician-Patient Interactions

  • Make the Right Decision: Pharmacy Ethics

  • Pharmacy Technicians - Adequate Training and Supervision

  • Pharmacy-Based Immunization - The Legal Issues

  • Resolving "Red Flags" While Screening Suspicious Opioid Prescriptions

  • Respecting the Pharmacist's Professional Authority

  • System Deficiencies and Pharmacist Liability

  • The Convergence of Pharmacy Law and Pharmacy Ethics

  • The Law and Sexual Harassment

  • Unapproved Drugs: Implications for Pharmacy Practice

  • When Can a Pharmacist Decline a Prescription?

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For Pharmacy Technicians, Sample Course Titles:

  • Confidentiality and Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities

  • Legal Implications of Technician-Patient Interactions

  • Make the Right Decision: Pharmacy Ethics

  • Pharmacy Technicians - Adequate Training and Supervision

  • Respecting the Pharmacist's Professional Authority

  • The Law and Sexual Harassment

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Pharmacist-in-Charge Bootcamp

Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1: A Legal Case Study of Unmet PIC Responsibility

Chapter 2: State Boards of Pharmacy: Background, Role, and Discretionary Authority

Chapter 3: Disciplinary Action by State Boards of Pharmacy—Discretionary Justice

Chapter 4: Compliance with FDA Requirements

Chapter 5: Compliance with DEA Requirements

Chapter 6: Compliance with Patient Education Requirements

Chapter 7: Compliance with Drug Use Review Requirements

Chapter 8: Compliance with Patient Confidentiality Requirements

Chapter 9: Compliance with Technician Supervision Requirements

Chapter 10: Compliance with Drug Product Selection Requirements

Chapter 11: Compliance with Extemporaneous Compounding Requirements

Chapter 12: Compliance with Pharmacy System Quality Requirements

Appendix: PIC Checklist Toolkit

Afterword

Resources

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Medication Malpractice Pharmacy Risk Management Skills

Contents

Foreword

Unit I: An Introductory Legal Case Study in Pharmacy Risk Management

Unit II: Basic Principles of Pharmacy Malpractice Liability

Unit III: Pharmacy Malpractice Litigation in the Context of Pharmacy Practice

Unit IV: The Procedural Mysteries of Pharmacy Malpractice Lawsuits

Unit V: Order Processing Errors and Institutional Pharmacy Malpractice Liability

Unit VI: A Legal Case Study of the Pharmacist’s Duty to Warn

Unit VII: Pharmacy Liability for Failure to Warn

Unit VIII: Risk Management Sensitivities in Patient Counseling

Unit IX: A Legal Case Study of Liability for Harmful Medication Orders

Unit X: Liability for Failure to Address Harmful Medication Orders

Unit XI: Liability for Unsafe Medication Use in the Institutional Setting

Unit XII: Risk Management Techniques for Enduring Written Observations

Unit XIII: A Legal Case Study of Liability for Missing Documentation

Unit XIV: Cautious Handling of the Potentially Litigious Patient

Unit XV: Reducing Malpractice Claims through Continuous Quality Improvement

Afterword

Resources

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Forensic Pharmacy

Contents

Foreword

Unit One: The Basics of Criminal Law

Unit Two: The Process of Crime Investigation

Unit Three: The Forensic Pharmacist Role

Unit Four: Notorious Pharmaceutical Serial Murderers

Unit Five: Rule Out Homicide

Unit Six: Zone of Danger

Unit Seven: Poisoning as the Cause of Death

Unit Eight: Family and Friends

Unit Nine: Opioid Fatalities

Unit Ten: Defective Drugs

Unit Eleven: Unapproved Drugs

Unit Twelve: Suicide or Death with Dignity?

Unit Thirteen: Licensing Agencies and Preventable Deaths

Unit Fourteen: Punishing Lethal Pharmacy Practice

Unit Fifteen: Criminalizing Pharmacy Errors

Afterword

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Regulatory Compliance Specialist: A Training for Pharmacy Technicians

The Pharmacy Technician’s Legal Responsibilities

  • A Legal Case Study of Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities

  • The Ethical Responsibilities of Pharmacy Team Members

  • Promoting Quality Improvement in Pharmacy Practice

State Regulation of Pharmacy Technicians

  • A Legal Case Study of Pharmacy Technician Drug Diversion

  • A Technician’s Guide to Accessing & Interpreting State Pharmacy Laws

  • The State Board of Pharmacy’s Disciplinary Authority

Regulation of Drug Safety

  • A Legal Case Study of Marketed Unapproved and Unsafe Drugs

  • The FDA’s Regulatory Authority Over Drug Safety

  • Compliance With the FDA Misbranding Regulations

Controlled Substance Regulation

  • A Legal Case Study of Pharmacy Responsibility for Preventing Opioid Abuse

  • DEA Regulation and the Closed System of Controlled Substance Distribution

  • Compliance With Controlled Substance Regulations During the Opioid Crisis

Expanded Pharmacy Responsibilities for Patient Care

  • A Legal Case Study in Pharmacy Responsibilities for Patient Care

  • Expanded Pharmacy Responsibilities in the Community Setting

  • Expanded Pharmacy Responsibilities in the Institutional Setting

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Legal and Ethical Standards for Pharmacy Practice

Contents

Foreword

Chapter One: Ethics as the Cornerstone of Pharmacy Regulatory Compliance

Chapter Two: Board of Pharmacy Authority and Procedures

Chapter Three: FDA Laws Enforced by State Boards of Pharmacy

Chapter Four: DEA Laws Enforced by State Boards of Pharmacy

Chapter Five: Miscellaneous Federal Laws Enforced by the State Board of Pharmacy

Chapter Six: A Self-Study Approach to State Laws Enforced by the Board of Pharmacy

Chapter Seven: Responsibility and Professionalism in Pharmacy

Chapter Eight: Expanding Pharmacy Roles and Expanding Regulatory Expectations

Chapter Nine: Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities and Pharmacist Oversight

Chapter Ten: The Appropriateness of Declining a Prescription

Afterword

Resources

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The Student Pharmacist’s Legal Responsibility Guidebook

Contents

Foreword

Section One: Introduction to Regulatory Compliance Principles

Chapter 1 : Responsibility and Professionalism in Pharmacy

Chapter 2: Ethics in Pharmacy Practice

Chapter 3: Federal Food and Drug Law: An Introduction

Chapter 4: Federal Controlled Substances Law: An Introduction

Chapter 5: Federal Regulation of Pharmacy: An Introduction

Chapter 6: State Regulation of Pharmacy: An Introduction

Chapter 7: Confidentiality and Patient Information

Chapter 8: The Opioid Crisis and Regulatory Compliance

Chapter 9: The Legal Mandate for Patient Education by Pharmacists

Chapter 10: Regulatory Requirements for Drug Use Review

Chapter 11: A Question-and-Answer Regulatory Compliance Review

Section Two: Introduction to Risk Management Principles

Chapter 12: A Legal Case Study in Pharmacy Risk Management

Chapter 13: A Regulatory and Risk Management Case Study of Missing Documentation

Chapter 14: Legal Challenges for Order Processing in the Institutional Setting

Chapter 15: Preventing Adverse Patient Outcomes in the Institutional Setting

Chapter 16: Regulatory Challenges in Long-Term Care Pharmacy

Chapter 17: Compliance with FDA Requirements

Chapter 18: Compliance with DEA Regulations

Chapter 19: Cautious Handling of the Stressed Out Patient

Chapter 20: A Legal Case Study of Liability for Harmful Medication Orders

Chapter 21: Effective Participation in Continuous Quality Improvement Programs

Chapter 22: Reducing Pharmacy Liability through Effective Verbal Consultation

Chapter 23: Reducing Pharmacy Liability through Effective Documentation

Afterword

Resources

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Advanced Certificate in Risk Management for Pharmacy Residents

Contents

Overview of Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management for Pharmacy Residents

Unit I: Basic Principles of Pharmacy Regulation

Unit II: A Legal Case Study:  Pharmacists Are Not Like Warehouse Workers

Unit III: A Legal Case Study:  Experimentation or Innovative Therapy?

Unit IV: A Legal Case Study:  Unapproved New Drug

Unit V: Drug Approval, Withdrawal, and Recall

Unit VI: Post-Marketing Drug Safety Regulation

Unit VII: Off-Label Drug Use and Promotion

Unit VIII: Extemporaneous Compounding Post-NECC

Unit IX: Reducing Regulatory Liability through Effective Verbal Consultation

Unit X: Reducing Regulatory Liability through Effective Documentation

Strategies for Effective Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management during Pharmacy Residency Programs

Resources

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NAPLEX and MPJE Reviews

Quantitative Subjects

  • Introduction to Pharmacy Quantitative Reviews

  • Pharmacy Calculations Refresher

  • Dilutions

  • Osmolality

  • Parenteral Administration

  • Acid/Base

  • Pharmacokinetics

  • Biopharmaceutics

  • Biostatistics

Pharmacotherapy Subjects

  • Blood Chemistry/Normal Values

  • Psychiatric Drugs Review

  • Parkinson's Disease

  • Parkinson's Disease Case Study

  • Anticonvulsants

  • Stroke

  • Pain Management

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Gout

  • Diabetes Mellitus

  • Diabetes Mellitus Case Study

  • Oncology and Chemotherapy

  • Antibiotics

  • Clostridium difficile Case Study

  • Asthma

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study

  • Peptic Ulcer Disease

  • Hypertension

  • Hyperlipidemia

  • Antiarrhythmic Drugs

  • Chronic Stable Angina

  • Antiplatelets/Anticoagulants

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Heart Failure

Pharmacy Law Subjects

  • FDA Legal Authority

  • DEA Legal Authority

  • Federal Regulation of Pharmacy

  • State Law Self-Study Guide

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