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Learn How SIRUM is Redistributing Surplus Oncology Medicine 'for Good'
Pictured, clockwise from top right: Drs. George Wang, Heather Jones, and Jennifer Booth
Every year in the United States, $11 billion worth of perfectly good, unopened medicine goes to waste. A surplus of $2 billion comes directly from oncology — yet the majority of cancer patients struggle with high prescription costs. National drug donation expert SIRUM partners with policymakers, drug repository programs, and cancer centers to help facilitate safe and effective donation of this surplus. To date, SIRUM has put more than $350 million worth of prescription medications back into the hands of patients.
At 1:00 pm eastern time on Monday, August 10, AACI will host a webinar in partnership with SIRUM, titled "Leveraging Oncology Surplus Medicine for Good." Presenters are George Wang, PhD, SIRUM; Heather Jones, PharmD, MS, Cleveland Clinic; and Jennifer Booth, PharmD, MS, BCPS, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Participants will learn:
- How to safely and legally donate surplus medicine
- Lessons from two of the country's leading cancer centers on building donation programs
- Practical steps for connecting your patients to repositories and charitable pharmacies
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