SUBJECT: The
3-Minute Interview: Linda Simoni-Wastila
SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Examiner –
Aug. 29
SUMMARY: Linda Simoni-Wastila, BSPharm, PhD,
is an associate research professor at the School of
Pharmacy and director of the Long-Term Care
Initiative at the School’s Peter Lamy Center. She spoke
to The Examiner recently about the dangers of
addiction to painkillers. Prescriptions of opium
derivatives including codeine, morphine, oxycodone and
hydrocodone have doubled in the last 10 years.
http://www.examiner.com/a-905163~The_3_minute_interview___Linda_Simoni_Wastila.html
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SUBJECT:
University of Maryland Faculty Member Appointed to
MedPAC
SOURCE:
AACP News
– July issue
SUMMARY:
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor and executive director of the Peter Lamy
Center on Drug Therapy and Aging at the
School
of Pharmacy
is one of three new members of the Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission (MedPAC). His term ends in 2009.
http://www.aacp.org/Docs/MainNavigation/NewsRoom/8453_AACPJuly07.pdf
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SUBJECT: On
the Way Up
SOURCE: The
(Baltimore)
Examiner -
June 1
SUMMARY:
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on
Drug Therapy and Aging at the
School
of Pharmacy,
has been appointed to the federal Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission.
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SUBJECT:
On the Move: Stuart Appointed
SOURCE:
The Daily Record
– June 15
SUMMARY:
Bruce Stuart,
professor and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on
Drug Therapy and Aging at the
School
of Pharmacy,
has been appointed to the federal Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission. An experienced research investigator, Stuart has
directed grants and contracts with various federal agencies,
private foundations, state governments, and corporations.
The 17-member commission advises Congress on issues
affecting Medicare.
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?category=1&page=21&id=136041&type=Daily
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SUBJECT:
Four-dollar Prescriptions Start Today in Wisconsin Wal-Marts
SOURCE:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Nov. 28, 2006
SUMMARY:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will begin selling about 140 generic drugs
for $4 in Wisconsin today as it rolls out the discount program
to 11 additional states. Bruce
Stuart, PhD, professor at
the School of Pharmacy and director of the Peter
Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging, said that he did not expect many people to
head to Wal-Mart to save a few dollars on a generic medication.
But he added, "It is significant because it has shaken up the
market."
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=535594
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SUBJECT:
Four-dollar
Generics Arrive in
Maryland
SOURCE:
The (Baltimore)
Sun – Oct. 27,
2006
SUMMARY:
As Wal-Mart and Wegmans drop the prices on many generic
prescription drugs,
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
a professor at the
School
of Pharmacy,
said the cut-rate programs should boost use of generics. But, he
said, the low-cost generics don't change the high prices of
brand-name drugs.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.bz.walmart27oct27,0,4447454.story?page=1&coll=bal-home-headlines
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SUBJECT:
Meijer Offers Free Antibiotics
SOURCE:
The Detroit News
– Oct. 24, 2006
SUMMARY:
Meijer Inc., a Michigan-based retailer that has joined the
battle to lure shoppers with cheap drugs is promising to dole
out free prescription antibiotics to all of its customers. The
deal comes weeks after Wal-Mart Inc. grabbed national headlines
with an announcement that it would fill some generic
prescriptions for $4. “Wal-Mart’s move last month changed the
way major retailers run their pharmacy departments,” said
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor at the School of
Pharmacy.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/LIFESTYLE03/610240387
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SUBJECT:
Names in the News
SOURCE:
The (Baltimore) Sun, Sept. 29, 2006
SUMMARY:
Ilene Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD,
an associate professor in the department of pharmaceutical health
services research at the School
of Pharmacy, has been appointed associate dean for
research and graduate education at the School.
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SUBJECT:
Pharmacy Services Tighten Up
SOURCE:
The
Detroit News
– July 31, 2006
SUMMARY:
Disputes between major drugstore chains and local insurance
companies have already left more than 230,000 people in Detroit with
fewer pharmacy choices. “It will likely take years for the full
effects of the changing marketplace to play out,” said
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor at the
School
of Pharmacy
and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and
Aging.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/BIZ/607310328/1040/LIFESTYLE03
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SUBJECT:
Pharmacist Helps With Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment
SOURCE:
WMAR-TV, Ch 2, 5:50 a.m. & 6:12 a.m. – May 12, 2006
SUMMARY:
Millions of people, mostly senior citizens, must figure out by
midnight Monday which of the numerous prescription drug plans is
best for their medicines under the new Medicare Part D guidelines. Nicole
Brandt, PharmD,
director of clinical and educational programs at the Peter Lamy
Center for Drug Therapy and Aging at the
School of Pharmacy, was a
guest on two segments of the morning newscast and answered questions
from viewers about the different plans and the enrollment process.
(To
view a video of this story click here or contact the
Communications Office at ext. 6-7820.)
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SUBJECT:
Seniors Can Expect More Calculations, Higher Costs as Drug Plan
Evolves
SOURCE:
South Florida
Sun-Sentinel
– May 8, 2006
SUMMARY:
May 15 is the deadline to enroll in Medicare’s prescription benefit
plan this year, but
the
program will
likely change again as early as 2007 and will continue to evolve
over the next few years.
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor at the
School
of Pharmacy
and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and
Aging, thinks
more dramatic changes will come in 2008, as plan rates initially may
be unrealistically low in order to lure more customers.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-hlpmedfuture08may08,0,178680.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
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SUBJECT:
Medicare Surprise
SOURCE:
Businessweek.com –
April 26, 2006
SUMMARY:
Some
Medicare prescription drug recipients have fallen into what’s being
called the “doughnut hole.” Under Part D, once patients reach $2,250
spent on drugs, their coverage ends, and they must pay for their
medicine themselves. Benefits resume only after patients pay
$5,100—leaving a $2,850 gap. “It
is pretty clear that people are going to cut back when they are in
the doughnut hole,” says
Bruce Stuart, PhD,
professor at the School of
Pharmacy and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center
on Drug Therapy and Aging.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982059.htm
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SUBJECT:
Medicare Drug Plan’s “Doughnut Hole”
SOURCE:
The Frontrunner
(Bulletin News Network, Washington, D.C.) – April 24, 2006
SUMMARY:
Some
Medicare prescription drug recipients have fallen into what’s being
called the “doughnut hole.” Under Part D, once patients reach $2,250
spent on drugs, their coverage ends, and they must pay for their
medicine themselves. Benefits resume only after patients pay
$5,100—leaving a $2,850 gap. About 38 percent of Medicare
beneficiaries are at risk, says
Bruce Stuart, PhD, professor at the
School of Pharmacy and
executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and
Aging.
(For a copy of this story, please call the Communications Office at
6-7820.)
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