FDA REMS: Continuing Medical Education Requirement for Malaria Drug
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) on AR Scientific…
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Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Creating a Collaboration Gap
The Boston Business Journal recently highlighted the “Collaboration Gap” that is being caused by the gift ban in Massachusetts,…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Nature’s Unintended Consequences
As drug companies “prepare for new draconian provisions for reporting on financial relationships with academia,” a recent article…
University of Wisconsin – Physicians Revolt on “Conflict of Interest…
Physicians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School are no longer taking lightly the recently drafted foundation…
FDA Avandia Hearing Update – Committee Votes to Keep Avandia on the Market…
The FDA advisory panel on Avandia voted in favor of keeping Avandia (rosiglitizone) on the market the vote breaks down as…
FDA Avandia Hearing Update – Committee Votes Increased Risk of CV events,…
After almost two days of rigorous debate, the time for the FDA vote on the fate of Avandia is upon us.
The 33 member FDA advisory…
CME Grant Disclosure and Transparency: Company Reports 2009 and 1st Qtr…
We have compiled a chart of companies that disclose their educational grant payments for 2009 and 2010.
In 2009…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Harm to Massachusetts Companies and Economy
The medical device industry was pleased last week when the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 145-4 to repeal the “gift…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct: MIT Study Shows Negative Effects on Medical…
In July 2009, the Massachusetts state legislature enacted the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code…
Quote of the Day: My COI Policy Prohibits Me from Discussing My COI Policy
I received this from Kim Vale, a researcher who is reviewing university conflict of interest policies:
A big-wig from a…