Congress Truth in Settlements Act: Seeks to Expose Exaggerated Settlement Penalties Thomas Sullivan Jan 21, 2014 0 Gigantic settlement figures, such as the $2.6 billion fine leveled on J.P. Morgan last week, may not be all they appear. Senators…
FDA FDA Releases MedWatcher Reporting for Healthcare Providers, Patients and… Thomas Sullivan Jan 20, 2014 0 As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of its MedWatch program, we previously reported that the Food and Drug Administration…
International Merck Fined By French Competition Authority for Disparaging Generic… Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2014 0 On December 19th, the French competition authority fined Schering-Plough, now owned by Merck, 15.3 million euros ($21 million)…
Clinical Research European Union Agrees to Harmonize Clinical Trial Requirements Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2014 0 Recently, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER I) the Member States endorsed the agreement reached by the…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Members of Congress Pursue Repeal of… Thomas Sullivan Jan 16, 2014 0 Congressional lawmakers will work to eliminate the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Open Payments) requirement that…
Collaborations US Senate Special Committee on Aging: Why Research Collaborations Matter Thomas Sullivan Jan 16, 2014 0 Before the break the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging held a roundtable event: Tackling Diseases of Aging: Why…
CMS CMS to Start Releasing Individual Physician Payment Information Thomas Sullivan Jan 15, 2014 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Modified Policy on Freedom of Information Act Disclosure of…
DOJ Bioscrip Settles with DOJ, Novartis Accused of Paying Kickbacks to… Thomas Sullivan Jan 15, 2014 0 Novartis Pharmaceuticals has been accused by the U.S. government and 26 states of a kickback scheme related to its iron-reduction…
Uncategorized FDA Guidance for Industry: Fulfilling Regulatory Requirements for… Thomas Sullivan Jan 14, 2014 1 Jan. 13, 2014: At long last, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released social media guidance for pharmaceutical and…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Final Rule Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Still No Set Covered Recipient Registration… Thomas Sullivan Jan 13, 2014 0 While interested stakeholders believed covered recipient (physicians and teaching hospitals) registration for Open Payments would…