The ninth Edition of the best-selling Pharmacy Practice and the Law reviews federal law and policy as it applies to and affects the pharmacist's practice. It includes updates to account for new federal legal, regulatory, and policy developments. This comprehensive, accessible text provides background, history, and discussion of the law to enable students not only to learn the facts, but to help them understand, apply, and critically evaluate the information and how it will affect their practice. Challenging open-ended discussion questions and edited cases are included in every chapter to facilitate discussion and critical thinking. Citations to all laws, court cases, regulations, and other documents are provided. Critical issues are discussed in non-legal, easy-to-understand language. New and Updated Topics include: - Compounding - Repackaging - Biosimilars - Medication errors - Drug quality and security - Prescription labeling - Combating the opioid epidemic - Designer Steroids - Hazardous waste - Provider status - False Claims Act and Antikickback law affecting pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturers - Illegal online pharmacies - Off-label marketing by drug manufacturers and First Amendment Issues - Conscientious objection - Compassionate Use - Medicaid outpatient drug reimbursement - Medicare Part D - FDA's Park Doctrine - HIPAA - State Regulation of Prescription Benefit Managers This will also have a basic NAV2 with three modules: - ebook - Takeaway points - Case Studies Instructor Resources include: - Testbank - PowerPoint presentations - Discussion Questions--not only will these need to be revised but for this new edition, we will move them to the Instructor Manual and add potential answers for the discussion questions in the Instructor Manual as well. - Instructor's Manual--We will create the case studies as handouts and include potential answers in the instructors manual. - Sample Syllabus