I’m Off to FDA Hearing: Here’s What I Plan to Show (PPTs) and Tell...
I am scheduled to make two presentations at the November 12 - 13 FDA public hearing on the use of social media for Rx (and device) promotion:
Presentation #1: Accountability, Fulfilling Regulatory...
FDA Panelists at the Upcoming Social Media Public Hearing
Only the following 13 FDA panel members will be able to ask questions during this week's public hearing on the use of social media by the pharmaceutical industry:
Thomas W. Abrams -...
PhRMA Proposes FDA-Approved Use of Universal Safety Symbol
In a telephone news briefing, PhRMA proposed an "FDA-Approved Use of Universal Safety Symbol" that could be used in branded/sponsored ad links (eg, Adwords) and Twitter posts (see image below).
PhRMA...
FDA Public Hearing: Not Deja Vu All Over Again?
At eyeforpharma's eCommunication & Online Marketing Summit, the audience had a lot of questions about the upcoming FDA public hearing. At one point, the discussion turned to the nature of...
My FDA Social Media Hearing Presentations
As you no doubt know, FDA is hosting a public hearing on pharma's use of social media for Rx drug (and device) promotion next week (see here). I will be making...
Industry Groups will Eat Consumer Advocates’ Lunch at FDA Social Media Public Hearing
Speakers at FDA's upcoming November public hearing on social media have received the schedule of presentations, which you can find here.
Each speaker has 10 minutes, but some -- like myself --...
Social Media Best Practices for Pharma Are Needed, Whatever Happens at FDA
Many pharma eMarketing pundits and FDA policy wonks out there are already predicting that nothing much will come out of the upcoming public hearing on Promotion of Food and Drug Administration-Regulated...
Expect FDA Social Media Draft Guidance Before End of 2010
Let me make a prediction: FDA's DDMAC will issue some version of draft guidance on the use of social medial for Rx drug/device promotion BEFORE the end of 2010. Just for...
Fear and Loathing in Bethesda, MD
We were somewhere around Bethesda on the edge of Washington, DC when reality began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..."...
Pharma Social Media Crips vs. Legal/Regulatory Bloods: Call for a “Peace” Conference
After a short vacation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park (see my photos on Flickr here), I was feeling disconnected from my homies in the pharma marketing social...
