WikiCorrect-Health – Who, Who Are You! Who, who, who, who? ‘Cause I really wanna...
I woke up today to a Twitter conversation initiated by Gary Monk (@GaryMonk) -- "Iconoclast and Healthcare Pioneer" -- regarding a Wikipedia "group" called WikiCorrect-Health, which claims to train "pharma companies...
Annual Pharma Investment in “eSales,” “eDetailing,” “Virtual Detailing” … Whatever!
Cutting Edge Information recently published its "Pharmaceutical Sales Management" report, which included data on "eDetailing." Ed Silverman, a Wall Street Journal blogger, summarized the data in the report and stated "the...
Pharma Spends What on eSales?
Ed Silverman -- formerly the author of Pharmalot, now a reporter for the Wall Street Journal -- recently published some interesting pharma sales rep data from Cutting Edge Information.
According to his...
Why the FDA Approved Zohydro
The opiate Zohydro was approved by the FDA although that decision went against the recommendation of the agency’s own advisory panel, which voted 11 to 2 against approving the drug because...
Red GOP States Addled by Adderall
Express Scripts, which just released a report titled "Turning Attention to ADHD," found that almost one in 10 adolescent boys were taking stimulant medication (mostly Adderall) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
FDA’s “Crimean Referendum” Putsched Aveed Through the Approval Process
The FDA recently approved Endo Pharmaceuticals' testosterone replacement therapy drug Aveed (testosterone undecanoate), "ignoring a petition submitted last week by a consumer group that claimed the agency should first conclude a...
Lipitor Down, But Not Out: Pfizer Plans an OTC Version. Will It Benefit or...
I've been following Lipitor's "demise" ever since Pfizer vowed the drug would maintain a 40% share of the total U.S. atorvastatin market.
In May 2012, we all thought Pfizer Threw In the...
The Sarah Palin of Pharma: Former Novartis Executive in Japan Says Docs are Masters,...
As reported in the The Japan Times ("Diovan scandal traced to cozy doctor-drugmaker ties"):
The manipulation of clinical research data used to develop the blood pressure drug Diovan sold by Novartis Pharma...
FDA Wakes Up to Social Media’s Ability to Monitor Drug Adverse Events
Alec Gaffney reports that a recent FDA Notice of Solicitation (#1127679) calls for a "contractor capable of providing it with social media monitoring services capable of analyzing consumer sentiment and social...
Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Add a Black Box Warning to Low-T Drug Labeling
Public Citizen today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately add a black box warning about the increased risks of heart attacks and other cardiovascular dangers to...
