The Winter NLARx meeting will be held Friday, February 26 from 9:30 am – 3 pm at the Washington College of Law at American University, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016 (Room 524).  See map

Advance registration by February 22, 2006 is required. Information on registration fees and registration materials: more

Agenda: We will post the agenda when it is finalized. Likely topics include briefings on prescription drug and PBM provisions in health care reform legislation and the role of the states implementing and enforcing these provisions; trade policy and prescription drug access and pricing; state budgets and cutting the cost of pharmaceuticals; and a legislative roundtable.

Hotel: We have reserved a block of 15 rooms for the evenings of February 25 and 26 at the Courtyard Washington Northwest. Attendees are responsible for making their own reservations; call 1-800-321-2211 and ask for the NLARX Room Block at Courtyard Washington Northwest. You can also book online; enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process. Please note that the $119 rate is for King Rooms only (code NLANLAA); the Double/Double rooms are at the $129 rate (use code NLANLAB). These rates are guaranteed only for reservations made on or before February 8, 2010.

Courtyard Washington Northwest
1900 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone:  1-202-332-9300 | Fax:  1-202-328-7039

Check-in is 3:00 pm and Check-out is 12:00 pm; the hotel has a smoke-free policy; a full-service business center with network/Internet printing; and high-speed Internet access in public areas (wireless) and guest rooms (wired).  For more information about hotel amenities: more

The hotel is located about 5 blocks north of the Dupont Circle Metro Station (Red Line); use the Q Street entrance and head north on Connecticut Avenue.  The meeting site is some distance from the hotel, and you may want to take a taxi to travel from the hotel to the meeting, as Washington College of Law is not immediately near any Metro stops (although you can take the Metro and connect to a bus).

Some directional and transportation links that may be helpful:
Washington College of Law directions: http://www.wcl.american.edu/direction/
Metro info: http://www.wmata.com/

NLARx Presentations at the November 2009 American Public Health Association

• NLARx Sponsored Panel: Evidence Based Prescribing and conflicts of interest in Drug Policy and Pharmacy Services (Page contains bios and presentations from NLARx Director Sharon Treat; DC Councilmember David Catania; and Prescription Policy Choices Analyst Jennifer Reck.)
• Sharon Treat. A New Trade Agreement on Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement?

Presentations from November 2009 NLARx Meeting in Boston

• Sharon Treat. Iowa Drug Donation Repository Program.
• Georgia Maheras, Community Catalyst. Disclosure: MA and Beyond.
• Dr. Sarah Cutrona. Free Drug Samples: Are We Helping Our Patients?
• David Balto. Reining in PBM Mischief After Health Care Reform.
• Ann Woloson. Safe Prescribing: Protecting Kids While Controlling Costs.
• Maine Rep. Anne Perry. Unused Household Pharmaceutical Disposal.

NLARx Presentations to the National Conference of State Legislators, July 2009

• Vermont Senator Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tem, Jennifer Carbee, and Robin Lunge, Vermont Legislative Council. Vermont’s Pharmaceutical and Device Manufacturer Gift Ban and Disclosure Law.
• Allan Coukell. Director, Pew Prescription Project. Physician Payments Sunshine Act,Independent Drug Education and Outreach (IDEA) Act:Updates & Effects on state programs