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…
Medical Journals JAMA Special Communication – Industry Response Thomas Sullivan Apr 2, 2009 0 Earlier this week, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a “Special Communication” calling for a ban…