Consumers and patients need information about their medications that is accurate, balanced and delivered in an easily understood format. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that current systems for delivering prescriptions to consumers consistently fail to fulfill the need for pertinent details.
On October 12, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings hosted a public forum to discuss strategies for ensuring that patients have access to effective patient medication information (PMI). Through a series of panel discussions, key stakeholders explored patients’ expectations for this information and how they access the details and warnings, along with feasible solutions for delivering higher-quality information to patients.
After each panel, speakers took audience questions.
Agenda
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October 12
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Welcome, Overview, Key Elements of Effective PMI
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityJanet Woodcock Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - US Food and Drug Administration -
9:25 a.m. -- Session I: FDA and Patient Medication Information – The Path Forward
Rachel Behrman Director, Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchAmie O’Donoghue Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA -
10:20 a.m. -- Session II: Patient Perspectives – Making PMI More Effective
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityDoris Peter Director, Health Ratings Center - Consumer Health ChoicesNancy Hughes Assistant Vice President of Communications and Marketing, National Health CouncilVanessa Cajina Statewide Policy Analyst, California Immigrant Policy CenterLee Rucker AARP Public Policy Institute, AARPJames Heywood Co-Founder and Chairman, PatientsLikeMe -
12:45 p.m. -- Session III: Effective PMI – The Roles of Manufacturers and PMI Vendors
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityTom Bizarro Vice President, Health Policy and Industry Relations, First DataBankBaxter Byerly Catalina Health ResourceMarissa Craddock Manager, Labeling, Advertising, and Promotional Materials, Roxane Laboratories, Inc.Freda Lewis-Hall PfizerPamela Budny Eli Lilly and Company -
2:25 p.m. -- Session IV: Effective Distribution of PMI
S. Lawrence Kocot Former Brookings Expert, Principal and National Leader, Center for Healthcare Regulatory Insight - KPMGWilliam Shrank Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's HospitalKate Berry Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, SurescriptsWill Lockwood Assistant to the Executive Director, American Society for Automation in PharmacyJohn Coster Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, National Community Pharmacists AssociationRussell Teagarden Vice President, Clinical Practices & Therapeutics, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. -
3:50 p.m. -- Recap and Closing Remarks
Rachel Behrman Director, Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
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