Arguing that most Americans don't know about the FDA's adverse events reporting program, Consumers Union said DTC ads should include a toll-free number that patients can use to report side effects to the FDA.

Congress is gearing up yet another investigation of consumer drug advertising.

Winning a place on formularies in the hospital marketplace may not require face time with a physician, research from Best Practices reveals.

In an Associated Press tally, seven out of the 12 companies surveyed reported reductions in work force by 10% or more since January 2007.

Healthcare customer relationship management (CRM) firm Cegedim Dendrite has inked a deal with Microsoft in an effort to boost the effectiveness of its software offerings for its pharma marketing clients.

Two foes of commercially supported CME, the American Medical Student Association and PharmedOut.org, are partnering to present How to Hold Pharma-Free Meetings, a guide for students and others on hosting grand rounds, meetings or conferences untainted by biopharma company support.

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives in March would mandate the reporting of all gifts to physicians worth more than $25—including education—and violators could lose millions in tax deductions for advertising expenses.

A report released by Best Practices indicates that leading pharma and biopharmaceutical companies are rethinking their publication strategies, in light of new transparency guidelines.

The Association of Medical Media (AMM) has announced the winners of the 2008 Nexus Awards.

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) says the FDA should build databases to enable it to determine where drug companies obtain their ingredients and what they are doing to ensure the ingredients are pure and potent.