AARP'S 'Wise Use Of Medications' Campaign To Help Consumers Save Money, Improve Health 4/16/2002
From: Steve Hahn of AARP, 202-434-2560; e-mail media@aarp.org News Advisory: AARP and other partner organizations will launch a national education campaign to improve consumer health and safety and to reduce prescription drug expenditures. This campaign, supported by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, American Pharmaceutical Association and others, will increase awareness about the importance of using medications wisely. The objective of the campaign is for consumers to save money and get the full benefits from the prescriptions they take. AARP will also release the results of a new study on prescription drug use among Americans Age 45-plus. AARP's "Wise Use of Medications" campaign will be launched at a 10 a.m. press conference, on Thursday, April 18 at AARP Headquarters, 601 E Street, N.W. in Washington. Hear about breaking research on prescription drug use for Americans 45-plus; recent research that relates drug cost to patient health; and preview "Wise Use" consumer education campaign. Speakers will include: -- Bill Novelli, AARP, CEO -- Nancy Wolff, PhD., Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University -- Shereen Remez, director, AARP Knowledge Management |