Latebreakers: Tenn. medical board fines R.Ph. $1 million
A pharmacist and health food store owner challenges the ruling by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners that he was improperly acting as a doctor when he recommended OTCs for diseases
A Tennessee pharmacist is challenging in court a $1 million fine and the decision of the state Board of Medical Examiners that he practiced medicine without a license. In May, the board ruled that Larry Rawdon, R.Ph., owner of Osa's Garden, a health food store in Hohenwald, Tenn., had improperly provided care to more than 10,000 patients since 1995. While some pharmacists have worried the ruling would have a chilling effect on pharmacy consultations, Baeteena M. Black, D.Ph., executive director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, cautioned that the case is very unique. "The fact that he is a pharmacist is incidental," she insisted. "His store was very different from most pharmacies in Tennessee."
Pharmacists Play Unique Role in Advancing Health Equity for Patients With Chronic Disease
December 7th 2023A new study, outlined in a poster at ASHP Midyear 2023, identified 3 key themes associated with the ways in which pharmacists are positioned to advance health equity for patients with chronic diseases.
