Sarah is a member of our Health Care Practice Group. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and is a registered pharmacist with extensive pharmacy practice experience and a working knowledge of regulatory affairs. She has managed health system pharmacy compliance with Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, and CMS regulations, the federal 340B Drug Discount Program, USP 797 and FDA Sterile Compounding requirements, and Joint Commission and HFAP Accreditation standards.
Sarah has a strong working knowledge of specialty pharmacy, managed care and pharmacy benefits management, HIPAA and healthcare information security, and trade association industry relations, as well as work experience in the retail, hospital, and long-term care pharmacy practice settings.
Her experience enables her to provide comprehensive and strategic legal and compliance counsel to a wide variety of healthcare clients who operate in a complex and quickly-evolving regulatory environment. Sarah also provides legal services and advice throughout the lifecycle of complex healthcare transactions, and leverages her previous experience practicing pharmacy and managing health system pharmacy compliance, along with relationships she has developed with staff, members, and executive leaders of the Board of Pharmacy, to assist clients with obtaining licensure and navigating the board’s administrative hearing process.
Sarah has served as an adjunct professor at Ohio Northern University and visiting lecturer at Cedarville University, teaching about the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry and the profession of pharmacy.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Sarah C. Persinger, PharmD, RPh
