State Policy State Policy: Minnesota and Iowa Pharmaceutical “Gift” Bans Retreat,… Thomas Sullivan Apr 9, 2009 0 According to NLARX “gift” ban proposals in Minnesota (Withdrawn) and Iowa passed the senate but (Striped out of the bill in the…
Editorials The Pitfalls of Cookbook Medicine Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2009 0 According to a study done by the Commonwealth Fund, inefficient and poor quality care costs the nation at least $50 to…
FDA FDA and Internet Warning Letters Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2009 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a series of warnings to 14 pharmaceutical companies. According…
Pharmaceutical and Device Generics Gain Strength in US Market Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2009 0 Generic Prescriptions Branded Prescriptions According to…
Academic Organizations University of Wisconsin CME and the Journal Sentinel: Serving Up Mush Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2009 0 An article critical of the University of Wisconsin’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department was published in the…
Editorials It’s Time to Fight the ‘PharmaScolds’ Thomas Sullivan Apr 7, 2009 0 David Shaywitz and Thomas Stossel, M.D., had a terrific editorial in the April 8, 2009 edition of The Wall Street Journal. …
Government Regulation Groups Institute of Medicine as a Profession: Next Stop Patient Advocacy Groups Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2009 0 Last week, the Institute of Medicine, as a profession, launched an attack on medical societies in The Journal of American…
Uncategorized JAMA COI in Medical Associations: Kohl and Grassley Add Comment Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2009 0 The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 was introduced on January 22, 2009 by Senator Grassley (R-IA), and is…
Congress The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2009 0 “This legislation will test ways to help doctors and patients make medication decisions based on facts, not manufacturer…
Memorial Michael Bigelow, JD 1967 – 2009 (Pioneer in Corporate Transparency) Thomas Sullivan Apr 3, 2009 0 Eli Lilly Assistant General Counsel, Mike Bigelow, passed away this week from pancreatic cancer. Mike was a young…