October 2010

Over the years, “wide-spread criticism of the pharmaceuti­cal industry’s extravagant marketing prac­tices and some doctors’…

As the number of restrictions on physicians working with industry continue to grow, and the places where policies prohibit…

Today, only 1 out of 5,000 to 10,000 chemical compounds makes it to the pharmacy, and this process can take between eleven and…

While commercial funding of continuing medical education (CME) has continued to decrease over the past several years, John Kamp,…

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently discussed a number of medical education initiatives and announcements in their…

Last year Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) asked for proof that the purchasing intermediaries that buy medical products for…

A recent report from Eli Lilly focused on “The Value of Medicine,” and how pharmaceutical companies are dedicated to the discovery…

There are risks and benefits to everything in life, and the drugs that pharmaceutical companies make are no exception. The Food…

In politics it is rare for politicians running for the same off office to agree on anything.  But this week a unique agreement…

The 21st Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration will be held October 13–15 in…