From: Tom Clark [TClark@ascp.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:08 PM To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov Subject: Risk Management of Prescription Drugs Hearing RE: Docket No. 02N-0115 Risk Management of Prescription Drugs - Public Hearing This communication is to request the opportunity to provide public testimony at the FDA public hearing on May 22. Presenter: Thomas R. Clark, RPh, MHS Director of Professional Affairs American Society of Consultant Pharmacists 1321 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3563 Phone: 703-739-1300 x123 Summary: Our testimony will focus on the impact of risk management programs on older adults, including those who reside in nursing facilities and assisted living communities. We will also discuss how pharmacists in these settings might assist in a risk management approach for designated medications. Time requested: 10 minutes Thank you for your consideration. ************************************************** The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is the international professional association that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy. Consultant pharmacists specializing in senior care pharmacy practice are essential participants in the health care system, recognized and valued for the practice of pharmaceutical care for the senior population and people with chronic illness. In their role as medication therapy experts, consultant pharmacists take responsibility for their patients' medication-related needs; ensure that their patients' medications are the most appropriate, the most effective, the safest possible, and are used correctly; and identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems that may interfere with the goals of therapy. ASCP's 7,000 members manage and improve drug therapy and improve the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, subacute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and in home and community-based care. Visit ASCP's Web site at www.ascp.com. Thomas R. Clark, RPh, MHS tclark@ascp.com Director of Professional Affairs tel:703-739-1316, ext. 123 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists fax:703-739-1321 1321 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 http://www.ascp.com America's Senior Care Pharmacists (tm)