Cutting-edge research on nicotine and mind alertness, topical migraine treatment, nursing home under treatment, and more to be presented at conference

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- The nation's leading pharmacologists and researchers on the impact of drugs on the body will gather from March 6-9 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT).

Among the more than 400, never-before published findings to be presented:

• Nicotine's ability to increase brain alertness
• Undertreatment of Nursing Home Residents for osteoporosis
• Migraine pain effectively treated with topical medication
• How the "New Year's Resolution" phenomenon impacts AIDS patients' adherence to drug therapy
• Establishment of a Registry for Drugs that can trigger serious heart problems
• How drugs for hypertension improve mental ability

A pressroom will be available for media representatives in Europe 11, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from March 6 through March 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily.

For copies of abstracts, abstract summary highlights and press releases, to arrange pre-conference researcher interviews, or to pre-register for onsite press credentials, contact Sam Franklin at: 202-331-0175, or at [email protected].

To View full abstracts go to: http://www.ascpt.org/abstracts.

Founded in 1900, the ASCPT consists of over 2,200 professionals whose primary interest is to promote and advance the science of human pharmacology and therapeutics. The Society is the largest scientific and professional organization serving the discipline of Clinical Pharmacology.

For further information contact: Sam Franklin 202-331-0175, [email protected], Europe 11, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, March 6-9, 2001.