Pharmacy Law Desk Reference is a primer on the legal aspects of pharmaceutical practice, providing background on foundational legal concepts, and guidance on the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This reference book presents such major topics as professional liability insurance; the need for supportive personnel in pharmacy practice; patent law, trademarks, and copyrights; law and ethics; business law; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); electronic prescribing; pharmacy compounding; forged prescription orders; and medication error reporting.

Handy tables, figures, and exhibits make complex information easily accessible. Each chapter is written by a nationally recognized authority on one or more aspects of pharmacy law.

Delbert D. Konnor, Pharm.M.S., Pharm.B.S., R.Ph.

ISBN-13: 978-0789018229; 2007; 555 pages; softbound

ISBN-10: 0789018225;