Legal News

Why pharmacists need to be paying attention to the Trinity II case and its consequences.

Pharmacists must know state and federal rules on their right to refuse to fill a prescription based on religious beliefs. 

As robotics and other systems improve, the physical aspect of pharmacy dispensing is bound to change how pharmacists do their job.

Three pharmacists were caught trying to access the deceased star’s records just days after his death.

A judge tossed an award given to a woman claiming baby powder caused ovarian cancer.

The investigation is causing far-reaching ripples around the country, but how does it affect pharmacists?

EpiPen manufacturer is accused of lax investigation into problems.

When presented with prescriptions that would cause serious interaction problems, what percent of pharmacists would notice the problem?

The Nevada law to fight high diabetes drug prices has stumbled.

Five pharmacies from four states have filed a class-action lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts.

The rules vary from state to state. Pharmacists need to stay informed.

In some professions, eternal vigilance comes with the territory.

A Florida appeals court recently ruled that the estate of an Ohio man who died from a fatal dose of pain medication could sue the compounding pharmacy that filled the prescription.

That’s the question a Richmond, Va. jury will decide in a case involving a pharmacist who accuses the retail giant of defamation, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Molly’s mom had a stroke, followed by hospitalization and weeks of rehabilitation. None of it had to happen.

A federal judge has significantly reduced the amount a jury recently ordered Walmart to pay a pharmacist who claimed she was wrongfully terminated.

Pharmacists are drug specialists. If their duty is to use their knowledge in service to patients, can they be sued for speaking up?

Ohio Governor Kasich has signed into law a bill granting pharmacists additional powers under collaborative practice agreements with physicians.

Where things stand, where they're headed, and what you need to do now.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.

A judge has ruled that a doctor’s defamation lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy can proceed, denying the chain’s argument that alleged comments from pharmacy employees were protected by a recognized privilege.

Remember the "POGO" comic strip? "We have met the enemy and he is us." According to Ken Baker, it's kind of like that.

Prescription reimbursements: Tennessee lays down the law.

U.S. District Court Judge Mark Kearney recently dismissed the class-action lawsuit of a Pennsylvania pharmacist who claimed CVS failed to pay him overtime pay.

Today’s pharmacist is much more than a healthcare professional who oversees the distribution of drugs. Pharmacists can be and often are the patient’s first-line healthcare educator and risk manager.

That’s the allegation made in a potential class action lawsuit that claims CVS deliberately overcharged some customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance companies at inflated prices.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington has ruled that Novartis AG’s Sandoz may begin selling the first copy of Amgen Inc.’s Neupogen as soon as Sept. 2.

Federal and state laws impose limits on the amount of pseudoephedrine a person may buy and a pharmacy may sell. Your state's limits may be more strict than the limits imposed by the feds.