2025 Comprehensive Pharmacy Law Review - DAY 1 (for 2025 Pharmacy Graduates)

Activity type: Knowledge-based

Format: Live via webinar

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

CPE Credit: NONE

If you are a pharmacist registering for this program, please click HERE to access the pharmacist continuing education activity.

2025 Pharmacy Graduates: Register online now

Target Audience

2025 pharmacy graduates preparing to sit for the New York State Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE).

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Why Attend

This program is intended to provide a comprehensive review of legal issues governing the profession of pharmacy on both a federal and state level. This program will help prepare 2025 pharmacy graduates for the New York State Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE).

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the pharmacist learner will be able to:

  1. Discuss the legal history of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
  2. Review key terms, definitions, and provisions that are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration.
  3. Discuss the many processes for the entry of legal, illegal, and tolerated products into the drug supply chain.
  4. Review the regulation of pharmacy practice by FDA and its impact on medication safety and error minimization.
  5. Explain the federal requirements for the accounting of controlled substances: scheduling, registration, record production and record maintenance.
  6. Explain the process of patient returns of unwanted/unused controlled substance prescriptions.
  7. Review the regulations around central fill pharmacies.
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Program Schedule

8:30 a.m. - Welcome and overview

8:40 - 10:00 a.m. - Session 1

10:00- 10:10 a.m. - Break

10:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Session 2

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:50 p.m. - Session 3

1:50 - 2:00 p.m. - Break

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Session 4

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. - Assessment and conclusion

Speaker

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Karl Williams, RPh, JD, MBA

Director of Legislative Advocacy  

Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Program Cost for 2025 Pharmacy Graduates

Day 1 and Day 2 of this activity (5/28 and 5/29) must be purchased separately. The fee is $55 per day ($110 for the full, 2-day activity).

Cancellation and Refund Policies

Cancellation:

The Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education reserves the right to cancel live continuing education activities for any reason, including low registration. Registered attendees will be notified in advance with the option to receive a refund or account credit.

Refunds: 

For live webinar activities, no requests for refunds will be honored after educational materials have been disseminated to registered attendees (typically 24 hours prior to the program start). Other refund requests will be managed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education (contact information below).  

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Technical Requirements

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Minimum recommended system requirements:

Internet Speed: 5 Mbps

Processor: Dual-core 2Ghz or higher

Memory (RAM): 8GB

Storage: Storage requirements are minimal unless materials are downloaded.

Questions?

Please contact us:

Email: pharmacyce@buffalo.edu

Phone: (716) 645-2467

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