Danica Patrick: NASCAR Driver, Super Model, Superbowl Lingerie Ad Model, & COPD Spokesperson All...
Lately, I and about 1000 other people who "follow" @boehringerus (Boehringer Ingelheim) on Twitter have been getting several messages like this one:
#4COPD robs people of their ability to breathe. Get screened...
Did Cephalon Pay James Mcmillen $101,650 to Help Promote Actiq for Off-Label Use?
In a recent post, I wondered why a doctor from Dillsberg, PA, a town with a total area of 0.8 square miles and only 2,063 people, would be the 5th highest...
FDA Warns Meda Pharmaceuticals that Astelin Isn’t Approved as a Cure for House Cleaning!
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993
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Richard Fosko, RPh, MPH, Director Regulatory Affairs
Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
265 Davidson Avenue, Suite...
Is M&A Frenzy Short-Circuiting Pharma R&D?
Pfizer, "the world's premier biopharmaceutical R&D organization," plans to cut research spending by up to $3B reports this Wall Street Journal story. This, says WSJ, is "an attempt to wring efficiencies...
Transparency Vs. Translucency in Reporting Physician Payments
"Transparency" is a word you often hear today. It's being used a lot in relation to Wall Street bonuses. It's also used by pharmaceutical companies who are reporting payments made to...
Crowdsourcing Vs. Science
I think the elevation of "crowdsourcing" as a legitimate indication for determining drug benefits or risks in the real world is a luddite-like anti-science trend that must be counteracted.
The latest example...
Groundhog Vs. Child Celebrities
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thinks it's time to replace Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, with a robot because "Phil is forced to be on display year round..." and...
Osso Bucco, My Russian Brother-in-Law, and Quentin Tarantino
This is just a shameless self-promotion of my skills as a cook. Be sure to catch the Tarantino reference:
New Regulatory Wrinkle: Cosmetic Doctor Gets FDA Warning Letter! Who Snitched?
In what has been called a "first," the FDA "has cracked down on one of the most widely quoted cosmetic doctors, sending shudders through the ranks of opinion leaders in fashion...
A Pharma “Social Media Working Group” Submits Comments to FDA
A group called the "Social Media Working Group" (SMWG) comprised of representatives from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and sanofi-aventis U.S., recently submitted written comments to Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0441 (see...
