PHM 6320 Pharmacy Law

2 Hours

Students survey laws governing pharmacy and health care (emphasis on Tennessee law), and related topics (i.e., malpractice, drug product liability, bulk compounding, reimportation, relationship of responsibility doctrine to pain management, controlled substances and addictions, central fill pharmacy DEA regulations, HIPAA and recent Medicare/Medicaid prescription drug benefits etc). Students learn to facilitate multidisciplinary health care teams in diverse settings to assure optimal treatment within legal guidelines.