Pharmacy Law Lowdown: Getting to Know the Hosts, Mid-Year Updates
This episode introduces the hosts and explores key legal issues facing independent pharmacies, including PBM terminations and state board compliance.
In Pharmacy Law Lowdown, a podcast offering from Drug Topics®, hosts Dae Lee, PharmD, Esq, CPBS and Lucas Morgan, Esq, discuss various issues that are impacting independent pharmacies and actionable advice that pharmacists can use to protect themselves and their practice.
Dae and Lucas are both shareholders at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, a national law firm that provides legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to a wide range of clients. In their work, Dae and Lucas focus on representing independent pharmacies in their dealings against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and other third-party payors such as Medicare and Medicaid.
In this episode, Dae and Lucas take time to share more about their personal backgrounds and unique experiences that helped shape their work supporting independent pharmacies. Dae explains how his dual expertise as a pharmacist and attorney allows him to support clients on both the legal and clinical fronts, especially when it comes to navigating complex PBM contracts. Lucas discusses how his legal background, combined with experience supporting small businesses, drives his commitment to helping pharmacy owners manage regulatory and financial risks.
In the second half of the episode, Dae and Lucas spotlight key issues affecting pharmacy owners in July 2025. From PBM terminations that often hit around holidays to manufacturer audits and increasing scrutiny from state boards of pharmacy, Lucas and Dae offer advice on how pharmacy owners can stay compliant, protect their licenses, and avoid costly pitfalls.
Be sure to tune in every month on Drug Topics for important updates in pharmacy and how to handle them. All episodes of Pharmacy Law Lowdown will be available in video format through DrugTopics.com, with an audio version available via Spotify.
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