Prescription drug information project: phase II
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Principal Investigator
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PI Home Department
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Source of Support
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Dates
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Total Cost
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Richard Kravitz, M.D.
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Internal Medicine
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California Healthcare Foundation
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07/2005 - 06/2006
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$221,310
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This project is the second phase of an initiative to provide easily accessible, reliable and objective information to health care decision makers concerning treatment options for 6 medical conditions treated with 8 drug classes. These medical conditions may include: Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Chronic Non-neuropathic Pain, Diabetes, Schizophrenia and Urinary Incontinence. Six Treatment Option Reports (TORs) and their sister Scientific Reference Guides (SRGs) will be produced. There will be an emphasis on dissemination of project findings to California's safety net providers. The goal of the Prescription Drug Information Project is to support California's clinicians and patients as they make day-to-day decisions about what drugs to prescribe and what drugs to take. The governing principle is that accurate, understandable information about effectiveness, side effects and costs will help clinicians and patients select the best drug or treatment for them at the best price.
