Pharmacy practice and the law
By: Richard R. Abood.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Pharmacists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Pharmacy -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Drugs -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Description: A useful resource both for teaching the facts of pharmacy law and for stimulating critical thinking issues in pharmacy law. In this new edition, this text has been strengthened and streamlined, creating a solid overview that will be equally popular with students and instructors. With this book, you get a current and accessible explanation of federal and state pharmacy regulation that corresponds to recent directives of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The law and the legal system; title: Federal regulation of medications: development, production, and marketing; title: Federal regulation of medications: dispensing; title: The closed system of controlled substance distribution; title: Dispensing controlled substances; title: Federal regulation of pharmacy practice; title: State regulation of pharmacy practice; title: Pharmacist malpractice liability and risk management strategies.