The American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL) is an organization of attorneys, pharmacists, pharmacist-attorneys and students of pharmacy or law who are interested in the law as it applies to pharmacy, pharmacists, wholesalers, manufacturers, state and federal government and other interested parties.

ASPL is a non-profit which encourages diversity & inclusion with the Society, regardless of differing backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, orientations, origins, and practice settings. The Society embraces participation and diversity as it leads to advancing our purpose: 

  • Furthering knowledge in the law related to pharmacists, pharmacies, the provision of pharmaceutical care, the manufacturing and distribution of drugs, and other food, drug, and medical device policy issues;
  • Communicating accurate legal educational information; and
  • Providing educational opportunities for pharmacists, attorneys, and others who are interested in pharmacy law

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August 12, 2025

NCPA, APhA, TPA File Brief Supporting TN PBM Regulation Law

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) filed a joint amicus brief in a federal court in support of a 2021 Tennessee law regulating PBMs after a federal court enjoined the law. The brief argues that without regulation, PBMs have engaged in harmful practices and urges the court to uphold Tennessee’s right to regulate PBMs. 

Tennessee is defending a law that banned PBMs from engaging in patient steering and excluding pharmacies from preferred networks. A federal court issued an injunction against the law after McKee Foods, which makes baked goods like Little Debbie snacks, challenged it, arguing that the Tennessee law was preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The case is now before the federal Sixth District Court of Appeals, where NCPA, the APhA, and TPA filed the brief. 

[Amicus brief. McKee v BPA. US Ct Appeals 6th Cir. 05 Aug 2025.]