October 2005

Institute of Medicine advisory: IOM's 35th annual meeting explores pharmaceuticals

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies will hold its 35th annual meeting on Monday, Oct. 24. It will host a daylong public symposium to explore issues related to pharmaceuticals in the 21st century. Topics include drug safety in the United States and the developing world, how consumer drugs are priced and promoted, and the government's role in drug development.

The Institute will also announce its newly elected members and foreign associates. Election results will be available at 10 a.m. EDT on the Web at http://national-academies.org. Reporters can register to receive an embargoed list of new members in advance.

The 2005 winners of the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health and the Gustav O. Lienhard Award will be announced as well.

DETAILS:
Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the meeting at http://national-academies.org. A full agenda is available online at http://www.iom.edu/event.asp?id=28870.

REPORTERS: To register to attend the meeting or receive the embargoed new members press release, contact the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail [email protected].

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