By Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com ) The publication several years ago of Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are Turning Us All into Patients by Ray Moynihan and Alan…
DetailsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August proposed a new guideline asking the sponsors of clinical trials to submit annual development safety update reports (DSURs). The guideline, titled “E2F Development Safety Update Report,” is in draft form and describes the format, content, and timing of a DSUR.
DetailsBy Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) How quickly can you lay your hands on tomorrow’s meeting agenda, the latest batch of clinical data, or the draft report you’ve been asked to review?…
DetailsBy David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) “Since 2000, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 95,000 reports of medication errors. These reports are voluntary, so the number of…
DetailsAfter selling his travel company – the third largest in the US – to American Express for $6 billion, Hal Rosenbluth could have spent his time fishing, golfing, or globetrotting; instead, he co-founded Take Care Health Systems.
DetailsBy Duncan Dibble (duncan.dibble@rxcomms.com ) If you Google for ‘website’ and ‘traffic’ you’ll be inundated with miracle cures to increase visitors to your site. It will then take you roughly…
DetailsBy David Woods ( david.woods@rxcomms.com ) The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently issued a 43-page report of its task force on industry funding of medical education. Sections of…
DetailsBy David Woods (david.woods@rxcomms.com) Journal editors reject submitted manuscripts because they are: Inappropriate for their audience Poorly designed studies Poorly written Seen to have been submitted elsewhere Suspected of conflict…
DetailsBy Mary Gabb ( mary.gabb@rxcomms.com ) A negative result is defined as one that shows evidence of absent (or no) effect of an intervention; it is not due to absence…
DetailsBy Ruth Whittington (ruth.whittington@rxcomms.com) With the NHS in the UK nearing its 60th birthday, there’s been considerable talk about whether the system should be put into retirement. At the recent…
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