Conflict of Interest FDA Transparency Initiative: Draft Disclosure Policies Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2010 1 In addition to the recently published Nation Institutes of Health (NIH) transparency Guidelines, the Food and Drug Administration…
Conflict of Interest FDA Draft Guidance on Transparency and Advisory Committees Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2010 0 This week, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sent a letter to colleagues and staff…
FDA FDA Educates Industry on Development of Orphan Drugs Thomas Sullivan Mar 11, 2010 0 In the complex and expensive world of research and development for drugs, there are therapies for conditions known as “orphan…
Congress GAO Recommends the FDA to Strengthen Investigation Oversight Thomas Sullivan Mar 9, 2010 0 Within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), which investigates individuals and…
Congress Letters from Grassley: FDA to Clarify Policies on Medical Devices Thomas Sullivan Feb 19, 2010 0 This week, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued a press release asking the Food…
FDA Five Part Podcast Series on FDA Features John Kamp of Coalition for… Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2010 0 A new five-part Podcast series was recently announced by Med Ad News editors Steven Niles and Joshua Slatko. The series will…
Conflict of Interest FDA Official Cleared of Conflict Allegations in Heparin Contamination Case Thomas Sullivan Feb 8, 2010 0 Last week Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA was cleared of a conflict of interest…
FDA GAO to FDA: Action Needed to Improve Timeliness on Clinical Investigator… Thomas Sullivan Nov 3, 2009 0 The Government Accounting Office ("GAO") published a new report on the oversight of clinical investigators titled,…
FDA FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Thomas Sullivan Oct 21, 2009 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave notice to the public of a Proposed Guidance Development on the Web for the Medical…
Medical Legal Allegan Sues FDA to Allow Scientifically Backed Off Label Promotion Thomas Sullivan Oct 8, 2009 0 According to a recent report, “Allergan has filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court ruling that would allow it to share relevant…