PPC’s research and education work encompasses a variety of policy issues including:

• Pharmaceutical pricing strategies including negotiated discounts, reference pricing, and regulation of price-gouging
• Ethical standards and transparency for pharmacy benefit managers
• Purchasing pools
• Disclosure of clinical trials and safety and effectiveness data
• Regulation and disclosure of pharmaceutical advertising and marketing practices
• Evidenced-based prescription drug prescribing, including academic detailing
• Prescription drug access under Medicaid and Medicare
• Exploring the state role in drug patent and generics policy
• Trade issues that may affect state pharmacy programs
• Importation and parallel trade