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August 2011
ACRE Releases Statement on Enhancing FDA Advisory Committee Recruitment
The Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators (ACRE) today announced its support for reforms to the Food and Drug…
Drug Shortages Potential Causes Stricter FDA, Price Controls and Policies…
Over the past two years shortages have developed for over 180 drugs, including cancer treatments. According to a recent article…
SACME Harrison Survey of Academic CME 2010
Since 1981, the Society for Academic CME (SACME) Research Committee has surveyed continuing medical education (CME) units at…
FDA and Industry Agree on Generic Drug User Fee to Contribute to Faster…
According to a recent article in the New York Times, “more than 80 percent of the active ingredients for drugs sold in the United…
As Facebook Opens Comments Companies Pull Pages
As Facebook opened pharmaceutical industry pages to public commenting recently, some companies said they had not yet seen…
National Institutes of Health Final Rule on Conflict of Interest Summary
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an updated 144 page Final Rule on conflict of interest,…
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Requests Feedback
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, is requesting public feedback on its working definition of…
Physician Payment Sunshine: Astra Zeneca to Report All Payments to…
Beginning this week, there is a significant addition to the AstraZeneca US website – a searchable database that discloses all…
Pfizer UCSD Collaboration on Research – Through the Valley of Death
A recent article from the San Diego Union Tribune discussed a new drug research collaboration between pharmaceutical giant Pfizer…