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A pharmacy expert witness evaluates whether the dispensing, compounding, and counseling practices of a pharmacist or pharmacy met the accepted standard of care. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA 90) requires pharmacists to perform prospective drug utilization review, maintain patient medication records, and offer counseling on every dispensed prescription, establishing a federal baseline that most state boards of pharmacy have extended to all patients 1. The Board of Pharmacy Specialties awards advanced board certification credentials such as the BCPS to pharmacists demonstrating mastery of drug therapy optimization across practice settings 2. Attorneys retain these experts to assess causation in cases of wrong drug or dose, missed drug interactions, and labeling or compounding errors. Their testimony frequently addresses whether proper pharmacy practice would have prevented the patient's injury 3.
OBRA 90 mandates that pharmacists perform prospective drug utilization review and offer counseling on every dispensed prescription, creating a federally established duty to counsel that most states have extended to all patients.
Case Types
Dispensing errors involving wrong drug or dose
Failure to identify dangerous drug interactions
Compounding and sterile preparation errors
Mislabeling and packaging errors
Inadequate patient counseling and drug utilization review
Qualifications
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FAQ
A pharmacy expert witness should hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent, maintain active state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh), and have current practice experience in the relevant pharmacy setting. Prior deposition and trial testimony experience is also important.
Pharmacy experts are retained in cases involving dispensing errors such as wrong drug or dose, missed drug interactions, and compounding or labeling errors. They also evaluate the adequacy of drug utilization review and patient counseling.
In general, medical expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are clinical experience, forensic experience, academic qualifications such as Fellowships, clinical settings, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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