My Twitter Followers: Thank You!
Thanks to all of the more than 3500 people who currently follow me on Twitter. If you follow me, tell me more about yourself. Take my "Getting to Know You Twitter...
Pharma Influence Over 3rd-Party Conversations in Social Media
FDA announced a public hearing to be held on November 12-13, 2009. The agency is asking for public comments on "Promotion of Food and Drug Administration-Regulated Medical Products Using the Internet...
Let’s Respond to FDA’s Questions Regarding Its Regulation of Social Media
On Friday, September 18, 2009, the FDA filed a notice to be published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2009 calling for a public hearing on the Promotion of Food...
FDA Announces Public Hearing on Promotion of Drugs on Internet & via Social Media....
On April 1, 2009, my "April Fool's" joke press release announcing that the FDA issued draft guidance for use of social media for Rx drug marketing created quite a stir among...
An Example of Non-Transparency Over at FDA’s Transparency Blog
As seen today at FDA's Transparency Blog using Firefox browser:
Except for the Helicopter, Pfizer Got This “Top Gun” MD at a Discounted Rate
According to a law suit filed by by Mark R. Westlock - who was a Pfizer sales rep from 1991 to 2007 - Dr. Neil S. Kaye, an assistant clinical professor...
FDA Reads My Blog: Declares Latisse Web Site Misleading
On September 10, 2009, the FDA sent Allergan a notice that its Latisse Web site was misleading (see "FDA Says Allergan's Web Site for Eyelash Thickener Is Misleading"). The letter states:
"the...
New Poll Reveals that Cialis & Levitra Brand Marketers Need to Work Harder
You may be seeing a lot more Levitra and Cialis ads on TV these days than you do Viagra ads. That may be due to some free market research data that...
It’s Advertising Awards Season Again! MM&M Beware of Being “Kanyed!”
Yes, awards' season is upon us -- even those of us in the pharma advertising and marketing business. One of the most prestigious awards in that category are the MM&M Awards....
Viva Viagra Missile Guy Vows to Continue His Quixotic Fight Against Pfizer
Ayre Sachs, the retired Israeli army sergeant who parked his "erectile projectile" Viva Viagra missile in front of Pfizer's Manhattan headquarters, is not going to go softly into the night after...
