Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD

When a patient makes a formal request for an entire investigative file relating to a pharmacist, does the law allow it to be released?

A pharmacist facing criminal charges associated with missing fentanyl patches seeks to have federal charges related to tampering with a consumer product dropped.

A US District Court rules on a lawsuit involving collective liability of DES manufacturers.

A federal court looks at the issue of allowing "preferred pharmacies" under Medicare Part D prescription plans.

An appeals court rules on the case of a patient who received medication meant for someone with a similar name.

Government programs can assist with student loan repayment.

A trial court rules that the Federal Controlled Substances Act does not preempt the Medical Marijuana Act.

The case of a deadly pharmacy robbery brings a wrongful death lawsuit.

Overriding a drug interaction warning can lead to deadly consequences.

A pharmacist whistleblower is fired for working off the clock.

A lawsuit turns on whether a pharmacist is exempt from the overtime pay standards of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

The legal obligations of manufacturers, physicians, and pharmacists are examined in this case of a serious overdose.

Is a state's prescription drug monitoring program database off-limits for law enforcement if an individual is suspected of "doctor shopping"?

When the Drug Enforcement Administration seizes their inventory and suspends their registrations, pharmacy officials seek legal recourse.

A pharmacist indicted for the illegal distribution of oxycodone seeks bail.

When a recalled medication causes the death of a patient, a grieving family files suit against the pharmacy.

Is a pharmacy liable when an employee releases private health information about a patient?

As blockbuster drugs begin losing patent protection, pharmaceutical companies and pharmacists will address key marketplace changes.

Immigration status is the key issue in this case for a group of pharmacists who hold "limited licenses."

A pharmacist who lost his licence after destroying inventory argues that his due process rights were violated.

When a communication breakdown leads to patient harm, the statue of limitations regarding negligence becomes an issue.

A pharmacy benefits manager employee who signed a broadly written contract agreed not to move to a competitor is sued by his former employer.

Knowledge of clinical practice guidelines can protect pharmacists and patients.

Threatened with cuts to Medicaid dispensing fees, a nonprofit group of community pharmacists went to federal court to block the state's effort.

Both the prescriber and the pharmacy where the medication was dispensed were accused of negligence in a case of apparent suicide.

Investigations by the Drug Enforcement Administration were stalled when a state board of pharmacy refused to supply information from its prescription drug monitoring program.

A patient who abused controlled substances causes a deadly accident, and the victim's family sues the dispensing pharmacies.

Despite counseling patients and procuring medications, a defendant facing multiple injunctions claimed not to be a pharmacists.

A drug manufacturer is sued over an adverse effect, and pharmacy dispensing records are entered as evidence.

A school of pharmacy files a preliminary injunction when the Accreditation council for Pharmacy education places the institution on probation.