Recreational Drugs Expert Witnesses

Searcy, Arkansas

Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - Nursing homes, geriatric pharmacist, alcohol, recreational drugs, drug interactions, opioid pain management, hospital pharmacy, drug levels, medication errors, pharmacy law, toxicology, pharmacy standards of care

Pharmacy Standards of Care (nursing home/long-term care, acute care, hospice, home health); Pain Management; Geriatric Drug Therapy Management (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, psychoactive medications, psychotropic drug reactions, polypharmacy); Clinical Pharmacy Services (drug information services, patient assessment & counseling); Drug Safety/Misadventure (interactions, adverse reactions, medication errors, death/overdose, product liability); Pharmacology (causal relationship between drug exposure and subsequent effects, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacokinetics); Pharmacy Operations (3rd-party payment, managed care, controlled substance/narcotics, drug distribution systems, pharmacoeconomics). Professor, Pharmacy Practice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice Harding University College of Pharmacy (2011- ) President, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (2024-25) Vice-President, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (2023-24) Member, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (2020- ) Clinical Consulta...

Oakland, California

Pharmacist - Antimicrobial, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Patient Care, Recreational drugs, Drug Interactions, Opioid Pain, Hospital Pharmacy, Drug Levels, Medication Error, Pain Medication, Medication Overdose, Underdose, Medication Interaction, Controlled Substance, Pharmacotherapy

Matthew Labreche, MSc, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist with 12 years of experience in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy. He specializes in antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial resistance, and patient care. Matthew holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University and a Master’s of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist and Antimicrobial Stewardship leader in public and private health systems, overseeing their development and expansion and guiding them through Joint Commission evaluation. Additionally, Matthew has experience working on Infection Control, Sepsis, Surgical Infection, and Quality Improvement committees. Furthermore, Dr Labreche has served as a preceptor for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents and routinely provides lectures for departments of medicine and surgery.

El Paso, Texas

Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - Community Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Research, Recreational Drugs, Medication Errors, Pharmacy Standards of Care, Drug Interactions, Pharmacy Practice

Scott received his initial training in pharmacy and has worked as a registered pharmacist since 1990. He spent several years as a research scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, receiving a number of patents, grants, and publications. His academic experience includes serving as a professor and administrator at several different pharmacy programs. He has served as an item writer and reviewer for both the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) and the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). In addition, he served as a fellow in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leaders Fellowship Program in 2011-12. Dr. Weston attended the University of Mississippi where he received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy in 1990. In 1995, he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Mississippi in Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry and then completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Northwestern University Medical School in the De...