Illinois Pharmacologist, Pharmacist & Nutritionist

James O'Donnell PharmD MS FCP ABCP CNS FACN R.Ph.

Dr. O'Donnell is a Pharmacologist, Pharmacist and Nutritionist in Barrington, Illinois. His career has included Pharmacy Practice in a variety of settings, and consultations to Industry, Government, HealthCare, Publishing and Legal Fields. He is currently an Associate Professor Pharmacology at the Rush Medical College in Chicago. Dr. O'Donnell is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology, the founding Editor of The Journal of Pharmacy Practice, and an author of Pharmacy Law: Litigating Pharmaceutical Cases, as well as DRUG INJURY: Liability, Analysis and Prevention (a second edition of which was released in 2005; click here to order) and co-editor and co-author of The Process of New Drug Discovery And Development (released in June, 2006; click here to order).  He consults and testifies in matters involving pharmaceuticals, medication errors, alcohol and drug injuries throughout the United States, for defense and plaintiff's counsel. Dr. O'Donnell received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Illinois, Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Rush University.

Pharmacists are trained and responsible to be drug experts. The public relies on pharmacists to provide the right drug for the right patient, to assure that there are no allergies, contraindications, or interactions from diseases or other drugs, to advise the patients how to safely and effectively use the drugs to the fullest benefit, with a goal of safe and effective drug therapy. The practice of pharmacy has changed dramatically since my entry into practice. What was once a singular and "independent" practice is now largely a corporate practice, consisting of chains of hundreds of units and employing thousands of pharmacists.

Forensic Legal Casework and Consultation includes:

Practice is approximately evenly divided between defendants and plaintiffs

• Drug injury/causation
• Pharmacy Standard of Care witness/Civil/Board of Pharmacy
• Drug Product liability/warnings/design
• Drug Patent and Trademark
• Alcohol Toxicology, Kinetics Premises Liability, Dram, Motor Vehicle, and
• Intoxication
• Recreational Drug Toxicology Workplace Personal Injury Workmens Comp Nutrition
• Attorney General Prescription and Healthcare Fraud
• Department of Justice/DEA Narcotic Diversion/Prescribing

I routinely consult to several government agencies (Public Health Boards of Pharmacy, Attorney General, Corporation Counsel, US Attorney, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Congressional Committee on FDA Oversight) in matters related to drugs and pharmacology and toxicology.