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By Robert Hand (robert.hand@rxcomms.com) Under the title “Setting the Pace,” the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) held its 68th Annual Conference on October 23–25 in horse country, Louisville , Kentucky…
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) Drug company Eli Lilly has said that it will start disclosing the amounts of money over $500 that it pays to physicians – and other firms…
By Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com ) Since 1996, DTCA has existed only in the USA and New Zealand , but recent declarations from the European Commission (EC) suggest that the rules…
By Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com ) The publication several years ago of Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are Turning Us All into Patients by Ray Moynihan and Alan…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August proposed a new guideline asking the sponsors of clinical trials to submit annual development safety update reports (DSURs). The guideline, titled “E2F Development Safety Update Report,” is in draft form and describes the format, content, and timing of a DSUR.
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) How quickly can you lay your hands on tomorrow’s meeting agenda, the latest batch of clinical data, or the draft report you’ve been asked to review?…
By David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) “Since 2000, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 95,000 reports of medication errors. These reports are voluntary, so the number of…
After selling his travel company – the third largest in the US – to American Express for $6 billion, Hal Rosenbluth could have spent his time fishing, golfing, or globetrotting; instead, he co-founded Take Care Health Systems.
By Duncan Dibble (duncan.dibble@rxcomms.com ) If you Google for ‘website’ and ‘traffic’ you’ll be inundated with miracle cures to increase visitors to your site. It will then take you roughly…
By David Woods ( david.woods@rxcomms.com ) The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently issued a 43-page report of its task force on industry funding of medical education. Sections of…
