Recently, a pharmacy journal publisher and article

author were sued for defamation by a device

manufacturer where the publication compared

and opined on the performance of devices for

compounding sterile products. The court granted

the defendants motion to dismiss stating lack of

actual malice (a necessary element of

defamation). In this ruling, the court protected the

() of scientists to report

product comparisons and the rights of publishers

regarding the peer review process and publication

of such comparisons