U.S. Pharmacopeia Receives Grant For Conference On The Impact Of Prescription Drugs On Healthcare Cost and Quality

The U.S. Pharmacopeia Public Policy Center (USP PPC) has been awarded a grant from The Commonwealth Fund to support a Fall 2001 conference that will examine how appropriate prescription drug use affects health care costs and quality of care and thus improving the effectiveness of prescription drug insurance programs. The date and location of the conference have not yet been announced.