FDA FDA Reorganizing Office of Prescription Drug Promotion Thomas Sullivan Mar 29, 2013 0 Janet Woodcock, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced…
Uncategorized OIG Offers Compliance Tips for Healthcare Boards, Executives Thomas Sullivan Mar 28, 2013 0 Two of the most recent settlements involving pharmaceutical companies alleged to have engaged in off-label promotion, included…
FDA Court Upholds InterMune Executive Conviction on Misleading Speech Thomas Sullivan Mar 28, 2013 0 In December of last year, we reported on a landmark ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New…
CME Resolving Conflicts of Interest in CME Thomas Sullivan Mar 27, 2013 0 With increased focus on transparency and reporting or monitoring conflicts of interest (COI), there is more and more pressure on…
Academic Organizations Medical Students Eating Lunches but Feeling Guilty Thomas Sullivan Mar 26, 2013 0 Eating lunches and feeling guilty is something we are supposed to do when we are older after we have gained some weight. But now…
Uncategorized Par Pharmaceuticals Settles Off-Label Case, Drops First Amendment Case Thomas Sullivan Mar 25, 2013 0 Earlier this month, New Jersey-based Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. (“Par”) pleaded guilty in federal court agreed to pay $45…
FDA CME Programs to Reduce Opioid Abuse Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2013 1 Over the past several years, there has been significant attention drawn the prescription drug abuse and overuse of painkillers or…
CME Connecticut Senator Proposes Expanding CME Requirements to Specialty… Thomas Sullivan Mar 21, 2013 0 A recent article from Stamford Plus news in Connecticut discussed recently proposed legislation regarding continuing medical…
ACCME ACCME and ACGME: Next Accreditation System Thomas Sullivan Mar 21, 2013 0 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) recently announced a new four-part video interview series that…
CMS HHS OIG Report on Medicare COI Finds Potential for Conflict But No Actual… Thomas Sullivan Mar 20, 2013 0 Federal law and regulations require Medicare Part D Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committees to make prescription drug…