HHS-OIG Judge Dismisses Case Against Former GSK Attorney, Citing “Serious… Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2011 1 On Tuesday, District Court Judge Roger Titus dismissed the government’s case against former GlaxoSmithkline Associate General…
CME USCF Study Shows 56% of Physicians Think Commercial Support of Continuing… Thomas Sullivan May 12, 2011 0 A recent article from the Archives of Internal of Medicine has caused a number of media sources to discuss commercial support of…
Innovation The Importance of Surgical Device Development CME and the Ties That Bind Us… Thomas Sullivan May 11, 2011 0 The movement to make physician-industry payments more transparent gained momentum over the past several years, with states like…
FDA PhRMA Annual Meeting Warns Innovation Requires Regulatory Support Thomas Sullivan May 10, 2011 0 Pharmaceutical industry executives challanged the FDA recently at their annual meeting to improve its regulatory science, clarity…
Congress Canceled Group Purchasing Organization Contracts Causes Senate Finance… Thomas Sullivan May 9, 2011 0 Recently, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) initiated an inquiry into recent actions by medical device…
Conflict of Interest ProPublica: Dollars for Associations or Associations and Their Value in… Thomas Sullivan May 6, 2011 0 It has been almost five months since the “investigative journalist” shop ProPublica published a story about physician-industry…
Conflict of Interest Nature Medicine: Intramural Conflicts of Interest Warrant Scrutiny, Too Thomas Sullivan May 6, 2011 0 Over the past several years, and particularly over the past several months, physician relationships with the pharmaceutical and…
FDA FDA Staff Disagreements May Be Cause of Delays in Implementation of PDUFA Thomas Sullivan May 5, 2011 0 According to a recent article from the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recent years…
FDA FDA Draft Guidance on Safety Labeling Changes Thomas Sullivan May 4, 2011 0 When a pharmaceutical product or medical device is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it must be given an…
CME Do You Trust Your Doctor or The Media? Thomas Sullivan May 3, 2011 1 A recent commentary in the Huffington Post discussed when a patient should “Trust their doctor” and when to get a “second…