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LAW: Call 1-800-Get-Cash Fast: Drug-Related Advertisements about Litigation RECORDED WEBINAR

About this Course

This course is a recorded (home study version) of the 2024 CE Finale Encore Webinars.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this application based CE Activity, a pharmacist will be able to:

1.      Explain common terminology associated with commercials targeting older Americans
2.      Describe legal processes associated with lawsuits generated against companies that make products alleged to cause harm
3.      Discuss generalities in potential lawsuits associated with media promotion campaigns
4.      Identify areas where no information is available to provide good, valid answers for patients who ask questions

Release and Expiration Dates

Released:  December 13, 2024
Expires:  December 13, 2027

Course Fee

$17 Pharmacist

ACPE UAN

0009-0000-24-049-H03-P

Session Code

24RW49-ABC84

Accreditation Hours

1.0 hours of CE

Additional Information

 

How to Complete Evaluation:  When you are ready to submit quiz answers, go to the BLUE take test/evaluation button.  Don't forget to use the session code above, or that was sent to you in your confirmation email NOT the one on the presentation!

Accreditation Statement

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians are eligible to participate in this application-based activity and will receive up to 1.0 CE Hours (or 0.1 CEUs)  for completing the activity ACPE UAN 0009-0000-24-049-H03-P, passing the quiz with a grade of 70% or better, and completing an online evaluation. Statements of credit are available via the CPE Monitor online system and your participation will be recorded with CPE Monitor within 72 hours of submission.

Grant Funding

There is no grant funding for this activity.

Faculty

Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA
Director Office of Professional Pharmacy Development
UConn School of Pharmacy
Storrs, CT

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy requires that faculty disclose any relationship that the faculty may have with commercial entities whose products or services may be mentioned in the activity.

  • Ms. Wick has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclaimer

The material presented here does not necessarily reflect the views of The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy or its co-sponsor affiliates. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.

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    LAW: Call  1-800-Get-Cash Fast

     

    After completing this continuing education activity, learners will be able to

    • Explain common terminology associated with commercials targeting older Americans
    • Describe legal processes associated with lawsuits generated against companies that make products alleged to cause harm
    • Discuss generalities in potential lawsuits associated with media promotion campaigns
    • Identify areas where no information is available to provide good, valid answers for patients who ask questions

     

     

    1. What is the legal lingo for cases that are solicited on television using 1-800 numbers?
    1. Class action suits
    2. Torte claims
    3. Product liability suits

     

    1. What groups have traditionally been represented in parens patriae suits?
    2. State residents who appeal to the state to represent them
    3. Smokers and people who have opioid or alcohol use disorder
    4. Children, the mentally ill, people who are legally incompetent

     

    1. What is usury law?
    1. Laws pertaining to the use of a commercial product that results in alleged harm to a group of people who become plaintiffs
    2. Laws pertaining to  lending money at an interest rate that is unreasonably high or higher than the rate permitted by law
    3. Laws pertaining to any claim that arises in civil court, with the exception of contractual disputes, property, or criminal activity

     

    1. When discussing multi-district litigation (MDL), what does the adjective “generic” mean?
    1. It means that most torte claims do not include generic drugs; they focus on brand names
    2. It means assets (documents, expert opinion, interviews, etc) that apply to all plaintiffs
    3. It means developing charts, timelines, and visuals that a judge and jury will understand

     

    1. A patient asks you if you can determine how much money he might get if he joins a multi-district litigation on ranitidine. What do you say?
    1. Call the 1-800 number advertised on TV; the operator can provide that information.
    2. Go to the local library and access LegalTrac; settlement amounts are tracked closely.
    3. That information is guarded closely by nondisclosure agreements; it’s hard to tell.

     

    1. What is the Texas Two-Step in the legal arena?
    2. A term describing division of assets and liabilities between two companies
    3. A term describing a non-opt-out settlement for mass tort liability
    4. A term describing companies’ tendency to declare bankruptcy swiftly

     

    1. In a case against a major pharmaceutical company that made a liquid cherry flavored gastroprokinetic drug for adults, who received the lion’s share of the settlement?
    1. The patients/plaintiff
    2. The attorneys
    3. Others

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