The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, in collaboration with other stakeholders, has established the Quality of Care Coalition for Patients in Pain (QCCPP), a new multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary coalition that has formed out of our efforts to secure changes in the Drug Enforcement Administration' rules and policies for prescribing and dispensing controlled substances for long-term care and hospice patients.

QCCPP will be focusing on two major objectives:

           1. Advocating to eliminate barriers to access to pain medications for long-term care residents and hospice patients resulting from laws, regulations and policies governing the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances; and

            2. Promoting compliance and best practices in long-term care and hospice by educating providers, prescribers, consumers and their caregivers about appropriate  prescribing and dispensing practices.

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To read more about the Coalition, visit our new web page or read our invitation letter:

Website: http://www.ascp.com/advocacy/qccpp
Letter: http://www.ascp.com/advocacy/qccpp/upload/JoinQCCPP.pdf

To join the Coalition, visit this link:
https://secure.ascp.com/ga/qccpp_support.html

Together we can tackle the tough controlled substance issues facing long-term and hospice patient care!

Claudia Schlosberg, J.D.
Director, Policy and Advocacy
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1321 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia  22314-3563
cschlosberg@ascp.com http://www.ascp.com
Phone: 703-739-1316 ext 128
Mobile:  202-486-0822
Fax: 703-739-1321