Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs

Webinar

Public Report Release Webinar: Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs

February 25, 2021

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

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Please join us for a webinar to learn about the new National Academies' report Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 1:00pm ET.The report authoring committee will discuss the report’s key messages and recommendations.

Every year, significant amounts of expensive drugs are discarded. This is due in part to the growing number of prescription drugs that are administered in variable doses (rather than fixed or flat doses) based on a patient’s weight or body size. Strict regulations and guidance generally prohibit or severely restrict the acceptable time frame for sharing medication from single-dose vials among patients, and so the unused amount will typically be discarded. Due to the current system for producing, administering, and paying for drugs in the United States, significant—but indeterminate—amounts of expensive prescription drugs are discarded each year. In light of this, the U.S. Congress mandated that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to organize a committee that would conduct a study on the federal health care costs, safety, and quality concerns associated with discarded drugs that result from the weight-based dosing of medicines contained in single-dose vials.

Members of the committee who wrote the report,Medications in Single Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugswill give an overview of the key issues, conclusions, and recommendations.

Speakers at this event will include:

Edward Shortliffe (Chair), Columbia University, Arizona State University, and Weill Cornell Medical College
Anupam Jena, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Deborah Schrag, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Jonathan Watanabe,University of California, Irvine
Robin Yabroff, American Cancer Society

Sponsor: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Annalee Gonzales

agonzales@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webcast

Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs: June Virtual Public Workshop

June 30, 2020

11:00 AM - 1:15 PM (ET)

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The Committee on Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs hosted a virtual public session on June 30, 2020. This event started at 12:00pm ET and ended by 2:15 pm ET. Written comments were submitted to Drugvialsize@nas.edu.

Additional Information

Contact

Annalee Gonzales

(202) 334-2001
agonzales@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Committee on Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs: Meeting #1

January 30 - 31, 2020

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The first meeting of the Committee on Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs will be on January 30-31, 2020 at the National Academies Keck Center located at 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. January 30th will be a closed session in the morning, and a half day open session from 1:00pm to 5:30pm. The second day, January 31st, will be a half day closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

EDWARD (TED) SHORTLIFFE
JULIE DONOHUE
ANUPAM JENA
TRACY LIEU
GARY LYMAN
KAVITA PATEL
HAROLD (HAL) PAZ,
KENNETH SILVERMAN
HOLLY TAYLOR
JONATHAN WATANABE
ALASTAIR WOOD
ROBIN YABROFF

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Conflict and bias discussion
Review of task objectives
Discussion of potential research needs
Planning for second meeting

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Briefing book
Journal articles and related literature
Draft study outline
Presentation slides from speakers

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 20, 2020

Contact

Annalee Gonzales

(202) 334-2001
agonzales@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs (Virtual Meeting #4)

September 21 - 22, 2020

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The Committee on Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs had a two full day virtual closed meetings on September 21-22, 2020. This event started at 11:00am ET and ended by 5:00 pm ET on each day.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

EDWARD (TED) SHORTLIFFE
JULIE DONOHUE
ANUPAM JENA
TRACY LIEU
GARY LYMAN
KAVITA PATEL
HAROLD (HAL) PAZ
DEBORAH SCHRAG
YA CHEN TINA SHIH
KENNETH SILVERMAN
HOLLY TAYLOR
JONATHAN WATANABE
ALASTAIR WOOD
ROBIN YABROF

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of draft report chapters
Review of draft recommendations
Overview of next steps

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Agenda book
Report chapter drafts

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 05, 2020

Contact

Annalee Gonzales

(202) 334-2001
agonzales@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs (Virtual Meeting #3)

July 22 - 23, 2020

Past

About

The Committee on Implications of Discarded Weight-Based Drugs had two full day virtual closed meetings on July 22-23, 2020. This event started at 11:00am ET and ended by 5:00 pm ET.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

EDWARD (TED) SHORTLIFFE
JULIE DONOHUE
ANUPAM JENA
TRACY LIEU
GARY LYMAN
KAVITA PATEL
HAROLD (HAL) PAZ
DEBORAH SCHRAG
YA CHEN TINA SHIH
KENNETH SILVERMAN
HOLLY TAYLOR
JONATHAN WATANABE
ALASTAIR WOOD
ROBIN YABROF

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Workshop Synthesis and Key Messages
Research and Data Needs
Report structure and messaging
Plans for next meeting

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Briefing book
Journal articles and related literature
Report Outline
Presentation slides from speakers

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 27, 2020

Contact

Annalee Gonzales

(202) 334-2001
agonzales@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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