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Course Description

Surviving Your Next Prescription

Instructor: Gerald Faich
Dates: Wednesdays, June 7-July 26
Time: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

UPDATED AND REVISED COURSE. Most seniors depend on medications for a variety of chronic and acute conditions. We will learn how pharmaceuticals are developed and the role of FDA. Accelerated approval for newly approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other conditions may be rushing new products to market prematurely. Importantly, we will discuss how you must take an active role in using drugs and supplements. Since all these products have benefits and risks, how do prescribers decide? Where do they and consumers/patients get reliable information when Google and Facebook are more likely to confuse and mislead? A summary of the current status of Covid19 and its treatments will also be given.
Maximum online registrants: 50

Instructor’s Bio:
Jerry Faich MD, MPH is a public health epidemiologist. He has held senior positions at CDC and FDA and served as Associate Commissioner of Health in Rhode Island. For over 30 years at FDA and as head of Contract Research Organizations and a consulting firm, he has conducted clinical trials and other studies designed to detect and prevent adverse effects of prescription drugs. He also has been on the adjunct faculty of both Jefferson and U Penn medical schools.

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