Ron Friedman is an attorney at Karr Tuttle Campbell in the Pacific Northwest assisting pharmacy and healthcare clients with compliance issues and responding to state and federal investigations. Ron has represented all types of pharmacies and pharma clients in such proceedings. Prior to entering private practice, Ron served as a federal prosecutor in Seattle for 22 years, concentrating in the pharmaceutical sector. Ron is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and frequent speaker before the American Society of Pharmacy Law. Ron will be leading a CE at the conference about DEA audits.
CE Session Title: DEA Inspections and Red-Flag Dilemmas – What’s a Pharmacy to Do?
Session description: DEA inspections of retail pharmacies are increasingly common, especially among independents. These can be very confounding, with the DEA often seeking substantial fines. Being prepared and responding appropriately can have a big impact on how such matters turn out. In addition, pharmacies continue to face ongoing dilemmas (often a “Catch-22”) in regard to exercising their “corresponding responsibility” in dispensing controlled substances and resolving “red flags.” Accordingly, this presentation will focus on best practices in responding to a DEA inspection as well as providing perspective regarding “red flag” dispensing.