Protect Your License. Advance Your Career.
Complete the Pharmacy Law Certificate Course Today! Many Pharmacists lack the specialized training to keep patients and their license safe. What you will gain from completing this CE:
- Impactful Patient Care: Ensure patient safety by mastering the legal framework of pharmacy practice.
- Expertise in Risk Management: Learn Strategies to minimize malpractice and legal liability.
- Recognition for Earning the Pharmacy Law Certificate: Earn the PLC badge to showcase your expertise.
- Career Growth Opportunities: Qualify for roles in regulatory compliance, consulting, and legal advising.
This Pharmacy Law Certificate course equips pharmacists with essential expertise in risk management, regulatory compliance, and legal frameworks to safeguard patient safety and professional integrity.
Through two in-depth courses:
- Medication Malpractice
- Lethal but Legal Medications
participants will earn the Pharmacy Law Certificate, positioning themselves as legal experts within their practice and enhancing career opportunities in regulatory compliance, consulting, and legal advising.
Medication Malpractice: Managing Pharmacy Risk and Liability
In this comprehensive exploration of pharmacy malpractice liability, we present real-world cases to understand negligence liability and learn strategies for malpractice avoidance, including:
1. Duty to warn.
2. Order processing errors .
3. Verbal counseling.
4. Documentation hazards.
5. Prevention of adverse events.
You’ll learn strategies for effective communication with patients, risk management, and the implementation of continuous quality improvement programs.
With detailed exploration of pharmacy liability, the course offers pharmacists a comprehensive understanding of its intricate landscape. Through vivid case studies spanning international jurisdictions, learners will dissect multifaceted challenges encountered by pharmacists, from dosage errors to procedural oversights.
After an extensive analysis of legal fundamentals and nuances related to pharmacy workflow, learners will gain a thorough understanding of negligence and liability within pharmacy practice.
And, course content will emphasize practical strategies for risk mitigation, empowering learners to navigate complex scenarios with confidence while prioritizing patient safety and professional integrity.
With a focus on both theoretical knowledge and real-world application, learners will emerge equipped to uphold the exemplary standards of pharmacy practice and minimize the potential for malpractice.
Lethal but Legal Medications: Ensuring Patient Safety through Pharmacy Regulation
An in-depth exploration of pharmaceutical regulation, covering structures, processes, and political influences of state boards of pharmacy, FDA, DEA, and CMS including:
- The”Goldilocks Principle” and its implications for FDA enforcement activity.
- Requirements for new molecular entity approval and drug labeling.
- Regulatory controversies surrounding pharmacy compounding, prescription-only vs. OTC, and Controlled substance distribution.
- Challenges posed by prescription drug abuse.
- Regulatory responsibilities of stakeholders.
- Compliance with federal payment systems.
- Management of regulatory liability for adverse drug events.
This part of the pharmacy law certificate course explores the complexities and uncertainties surrounding legal medications, examining real-life instances where their use led to tragic outcomes despite adherence to regulatory standards.
Through legal case studies, learners will gain insight into the challenges faced by healthcare professionals in mitigating risks associated with pharmaceutical products.
Course content highlights regulatory strategies for ensuring patient safety, addressing known risks, and navigating professional responsibilities in the face of uncertainty.
This content also emphasizes the vital role of regulatory compliance and showcases the responsibilities of various regulatory bodies to provide the learner with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing the practice of pharmacy.
What Other Pharmacist are Saying About the Pharmacy Law Certificate Course
“The PLC credential transformed by career. I’m now recognized a the legal expert in my practice.” – Thomas B., California Pharmacist
“The program game me the tools to prevent regulatory violations and protect my patients.” – Sara K., Texas Pharmacist
“I had no idea how relevant this program would be to my every day practice. I’m so much better equipped to keep my patients and my license safe.” – Mark B., Wisconsin Parmacist
Meet Our Faculty Law Expert
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph, J.D.
Senior Lecturer, The University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Law Content Developer, CEimpact
David Brushwood, RPh, JD, FAPhA, is a pharmacy law professor and advocate for developing pharmacy law experts. With decades of experience practicing pharmacy and law, David has served as faculty at several universities, including the University of Florida, where he retired after 25 years. Currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wyoming, he collaborates with CEimpact to create continuing education that empowers pharmacists and technicians to navigate complex legal landscapes and uphold professional and ethical standards.
David B. Brushwood has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
This program is provided for educational purposes. CEimpact is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice of any kind. For legal advice, please contact a licensed attorney.
This is not an ACPE-defined Certificate Program; learners who complete this course will receive ACPE CPE credit but will not be awarded completion of a Certificate Program.
Course fee includes course, course materials, and CPE credit submission to CPE Monitor.
Course is non-refundable.
Initial Release Date: March 17, 2025
Planned Expiration Date: March 17, 2028
