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 REMS

Business briefs: GlaxoSmithKline, Adverse Event reporting, Elan

April 15, 2013

GSK's Avandia woes continue, study finds a new way to identify adverse events, and Royalty ups its bid for Elan.
 

FDA opioid plan directs funding for CME

July 11, 2012

The FDA's opioid REMS safety plan is challenged on two fronts: getting CME providers to offer courses and getting doctors to attend them. Can the agency's scheme educate enough physicians to curb an epidemic?
 

Company news: REMS for Purdue, Pfizer and Janssen painkillers

July 09, 2012

A potentially dangerous and oft-abused class of painkillers will be required to have REMS risk management programs in place under an FDA edict covering all extended release and long-acting opioid analgesics, a category covering 30 drugs manufactured by 20 companies.
 

Humira on solid ground, analysts say, despite vote on Pfizer hopeful

May 10, 2012

The general consensus surrounding the FDA advisory panel's 8-2 vote in favor of Pfizer's rheumatoid arthritis hopeful tofacitinib yesterday was that Abbott's Humira doesn't have to watch its back.
 

FDA approves BMS skin cancer biologic Yervoy

March 25, 2011

The FDA approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's cancer biologic Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the treatment of late-stage melanoma, a particularly deadly form of skin cancer for which treatment options are few. One analyst projected that sales of the drug could top $1.7 billion by 2015.
 

Covidien launches opioid patient safety alliance

September 08, 2010

Covidien launched a patient safety organization - the Collaborating & Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety (CARES) Alliance - today, featuring tools and resources for patients, physicians and pharmacists.
 
  

Web Exclusive

Angelina Jolie's fearless but flawed message

Paul Oestreicher, Ph.D. May 17, 2013

Angelina Jolie's story raises important questions about education, outreach and access—but her nod to holistic treatments is less helpful
 

Podcasts

How to engage even the busiest physicians

March 04, 2013

Sponsored by TRUE Health + Wellness. The increasingly demanding schedules of healthcare professionals continue to narrow the window of opportunity for pharma sales teams, and, as a result, marketers are focusing more on non-personal promotion. However, there's a lot more to it than simply bombarding physicians with brand messages, as Anne Stroup, Managing Director at TRUE Health + Wellness, explains to MM&M's James Chase in this special podcast presentation.
 

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

An entertaining look at the extraordinary lives and careers of the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's 2013 inductees: Peter Frishauf, Dorothy Philips and David Labson. Clips produced by JUICE Pharma. 

Slideshows

MAHF 2013: Honors Class

A gallery of images from the 2013 Medical Advertising Hall of Fame induction dinner