Medical Legal Novartis Kickback Case Will Continue, Rules Federal Judge; What We Can… Thomas Sullivan Oct 29, 2014 0 Novartis must continue to litigate over its speaker programs, District Court Judge Paul G. Gardephe ruled earlier this…
AMA Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Medical Societies Express Strong Support… Thomas Sullivan Oct 28, 2014 0 Last month we wrote about a bipartisan effort in Congress to exempt medical textbooks and journals, as well as indirect…
CMS FDA-CMS Parallel Review Process Brings Its First Device to Market Thomas Sullivan Oct 28, 2014 0 Getting a medical device to market is not easy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process alone can take…
FDA Don’t Delay: FDA Finalizes Guidance on “Circumstances that… Thomas Sullivan Oct 27, 2014 0 An FDA inspection consists of a “careful, critical, official examination of a facility to determine its compliance with…
FDA FDA Responds to Zohydro Painkiller Criticism Thomas Sullivan Oct 24, 2014 0 Last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an opioid pain relief drug called Zohydro. Zohydro is an…
Drug Shortages Drug Shortages Update Thomas Sullivan Oct 23, 2014 0 Thomas Sullivan Over the years we have discussed the impact of drug shortages on healthcare in the United States. With…
FDA Mining Social Media for Adverse Events Thomas Sullivan Oct 22, 2014 0 In February, the FDA released a Request for Proposal asking firms to help the agency monitor social media activity for…
Events ABA Health Law Event: FDA Medical Device Law Fundamentals Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2014 0 On November 20, 2014, hear an experienced panel discuss FDA Medical Device Law Fundamentals. Policy & Medicine readers will…
International Physician Payments Sunshine: Germany Implements EFPIA Disclosure Code,… Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2014 0 In Germany, the association “Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle für die Arzneimittelindustrie” (FSA, “Voluntary Self-regulation…
International “No Advertising Please”: Australia Campaign to Stop Pharma Rep… Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2014 0 Australia's industry body Medicines Australia recently got the ball rolling on their own physician payments disclosure…