Affordable Care Act Kaiser Survey Shows Majority of American’s Still Oppose Affordable Care Act Thomas Sullivan Sep 2, 2011 0 Over a year after the landmark health care reform legislation passed—the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—the majority of Americans are…
Pharmaceutical and Device Samples Provide Greater Choice and a Faster Start of Treatment – At… Thomas Sullivan Sep 1, 2011 0 Samples have been a staple of all industries, and the pharmaceutical industry is no exception. Each year millions of patients…
Conflict of Interest ProPublica Dollars for Docs Campaign of Shame II: Coming to Your Local… Thomas Sullivan Aug 31, 2011 0 In the old west posters were put up around town looking for criminals and wanted men. Today, industry critics are assembling…
ACRE ACRE Releases Statement on Enhancing FDA Advisory Committee Recruitment Thomas Sullivan Aug 31, 2011 0 The Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators (ACRE) today announced its support for reforms to the Food and Drug…
Drug Shortages Drug Shortages Potential Causes Stricter FDA, Price Controls and Policies… Thomas Sullivan Aug 31, 2011 0 Over the past two years shortages have developed for over 180 drugs, including cancer treatments. According to a recent article…
Academic Organizations SACME Harrison Survey of Academic CME 2010 Thomas Sullivan Aug 30, 2011 0 Since 1981, the Society for Academic CME (SACME) Research Committee has surveyed continuing medical education (CME) units at…
FDA FDA and Industry Agree on Generic Drug User Fee to Contribute to Faster… Thomas Sullivan Aug 29, 2011 0 According to a recent article in the New York Times, “more than 80 percent of the active ingredients for drugs sold in the United…
Pharmaceutical and Device As Facebook Opens Comments Companies Pull Pages Thomas Sullivan Aug 29, 2011 1 As Facebook opened pharmaceutical industry pages to public commenting recently, some companies said they had not yet seen…
Conflict of Interest National Institutes of Health Final Rule on Conflict of Interest Summary Thomas Sullivan Aug 25, 2011 0 This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an updated 144 page Final Rule on conflict of interest,…
Affordable Care Act Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Requests Feedback Thomas Sullivan Aug 25, 2011 0 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, is requesting public feedback on its working definition of…