Drug Education Resources for Plan Sponsors, Consumers PBM Purchasers Guide http://www.pqm.urac.org/ The National Business Coalition on Health and URAC have published a PBM Purchasers Guide with information essential for evaluating, purchasing or managing PBM services. By providing questions to ask and important management tips, this guide helps to empower purchasers with knowledge and information while helping to create an effective, transparent and balanced relationship with a PBM. Consumer Healthcare Products Association http://www.chpa-info.org/ChpaPortal/PressRoom • Position papers and other information resources on tax deductibility and standards for over-the-counter medications. • Rx to OTC Switch List: Regularly updated list of ingredients and dosages transferred from prescription to over-the-counter status since 1975. Consumers Union Nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs http://www.crbestbuydrugs.org/ • Evidence-based, unbiased information on the safety, efficacy, and cost of generic drugs. Downloadable reports on 16 categories of drugs. Generic Pharmaceutical Association http://www.gphaonline.org/ • Consumer education on generics, including a frequently asked question-and-answer section and downloadable brochures in the About Generics section. Healthcare 411 www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov Audio news source from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues. National Center for Policy Analysis http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st293 • Publishes Shopping for Drugs: 2007, an online publication with tips for consumers on how to save money on drugs.   More resources