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The four conclusions of this session are as follows: 1.Disparities in depression treatment persist for African American elderly diagnosed with depression 2.Trained student pharmacists can provide community-based interventions resulting in cost savings to the underserved Medicare population 3.The approval rate of OD designations was correlated to the total number of OD designations made by a company 4.The safety labeling of drugs on the market is changed often. Panels of advisors only consider a few drugs, and rarely discuss the labeling requirements

Session Objectives: There are four objectives for this session. To: 1.Identify the populations that are at risk for undertreatment of depression 2.Recognize the potential of health professional students to provide cost-saving community interventions to vulnerable populations 3.Analyze the characteristics of the orphan drug designations and approvals approved by the FDA in the period 1983-2007 4.Describe the FDA process of risk management for prescription drugs