July, 2006:

Sepracor: removal of Indiplon to impact marketing costs

MediZine taps AOL Health head, launches vertical content offering

WebMD acquires Medsite in $41 million deal

Pfizer delays Exubera launch

Minn. governor calls for 2-year ban of ‘silly’ drug ads

Doctor indicted for off-label drug promotion: NY Times

FDA urges drugmakers to add new label info on antidepressant risks

JAMA editor says she was misled again

Product news from the 07/25/06 News Brief

Account wins from the 07/25/06 News Brief

People news from the 07/25/06 News Brief

Company news from the 07/25/06 News Brief

FDA approves sparkly pigment to color pills

Pfizer says income unaffected by consumer division sale, new Lipitor lawsuits emerge

Generic Zocor quickly grabbing market share

Merck wins fourth Vioxx case as two top execs depart

JAMA to toughen author disclosure rules

P&G licenses reflux drug

Novartis CEO dismisses talk of AstraZeneca purchase

Schering hires Pfizer PR Cantone

US Senate proposal backs importing of drugs from Canada

Product news from the 07/18/06 News Brief

People news from the 07/18/06 News Brief

Company news from the 07/18/06 News Brief

Account wins from the 07/18/06 News Brief

FDA approves new single tablet HIV treatment

GSW launches women’s health shop Pink Tank

HHS urges FDA to better track postmarketing studies

Viagra ads most recalled by consumers, study says

AstraZeneca, Abbott partner on combo drug

Oestreicher joins Zeno group after Wray leaves for Mosaic

New Pfizer smoking cessation drug shows promise

CDC advisory panel recommends Gardasil vaccination for female patients

Pfizer to sell generic Zoloft through Greenstone division

FDA enforcement actions decline sharply, report says

Product news from the 07/11/06 News Brief

People news from the 07/11/06 News Brief

Company news from 07/11/06 News Brief

FDA can't regulate compounded Rxs

West Virginia eases drug ad-spend reporting rules

Advocates want Congress to ban DTC

FDA defends handling of RU-486 probe

Democrats call for end to generic drug settlements

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As I see it

Thomson Healthcare hires SVP of sales for PDR

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Quadrant HealthCom hires Aldea for The Female Patient

John Wiley & Sons launches new quarterly title

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Elsevier launches Update on Cancer Therapeutics

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Pfizer delays advertising Exubera

Journals shouldn't accept ads: article

UBM aligns CMP's US, European units

Deutsch names Dowshen to head Zelnorm and Diovan business

Shire awards Unit 7 consumer business for ADHD patch

Brand managers and media planners

AbelsonTaylor names Wright account supervisor

GSW catches Tamiflu consumer work

AMA resolution calls for ad moratorium

FDA less trusted than pharma, says poll

Euro RSCG Life splits PR function, recruits Catlett

Xchange hires John Clark as EVP, managing director

Medcenter Solutions named Paul Kelly CEO

PR View by Peter Pitts

Informed lands Patton to replace Case-bound CEO

AstraZeneca to send direct mail for Toprol-XL

Web Watch

Antidote

Long live consumer education

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PDI deal deploys 300 sales reps

Harte-Hanks hires Hartman from Horn

Wunderman names Kessel chief at RTC

MEBN signs agreement to integrate CME with Skyscape

Researchers wrote that MCE hasn't changed practice behaviors

Physicians Academy for Clinical & Management Excellence adds to its team

Jobson Education closes

Integrated wins Ultram ER med ed assignment

Docs rate exhibits as better than ads

Outcomes journal struggles for funding