DEFINE FORENSIC PHARMACY?

Forensic pharmacy is the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to the investigation of crime particularly in establishing the cause of injury or death. 3. Poisons All the substances are poison there are no such things as non poisonous.

Legal Cases
Forensic pharmacists have expert skills evaluating drug-related evidence for court cases. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, some forensic pharmacists are employees of local, state and federal governments, and some work as freelance forensic-litigation consultants. These professionals offer valuable advice in legal situations involving drunken driving, drug-related suicides, drug-induced criminal activity, malpractice and poisoning. Forensic pharmacists test blood samples, examine human tissue and asses drug interactions to determine how drugs were connected to criminal activity, including murder.




Death Investigations
In cases where the cause of death is unknown, forensic pharmacists often asses a victim's medical records, legal and illegal drug habits, prescription medication history and lifestyle habits to determine if drugs were influential in the person's death. One drug alone might not cause death, but a combination of drugs might be fatal, so forensic pharmacists study how drugs interact with each other. For example, in some high-profile celebrity deaths, a mixture of alcohol and drugs was found to be responsible for the deaths. Forensic pharmacists can also determine whether drugs in a victim's system were regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or obtained illegally.