Following a review, Harvard Medical School and the affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital levied sanctions against three psychiatrists accused by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) of breaking COI rules.
Two restrictive Massachusetts statutes, one barring pharmaceutical gifts to doctors and another drug discount coupons for consumers, remained unchanged in the state’s recently passed budget for fiscal year 2012.
A recently passed report by the AMA’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) won’t have a significant effect on commercial funding for CME, pharma companies said.
Outside the US, bespoke tools and resources that doctors can use at the point of care through a mobile device are still somewhat rare. An app from Novo Nordisk fills that niche while threading the regulatory needle overseas
The US Supreme Court ordered a lower court to reappraise its ruling upholding a Maine data-mining law, after striking down a similar statute in Vermont last June.
Lilly becomes latest pharma to disclose non-cash transfers
Eli Lilly reported paying $48.1 million to 45,440 physicians and/or 1,827 healthcare organizations during the first quarter, most of it for research and educational programs.
Wolters Kluwer, betting on apps, plans sale of pharma-related unit
Wolters Kluwer Health & Pharma Solutions said it will divest its Pharma Solutions business unit as part of a strategic decision to focus on point-of-care tools and professional content, offerings it says are poised to grow faster.
Florida harasses dead doc for off-label months after suicide
The Florida Department of Health is seeking to sanction a doctor who committed suicide in February, distraught over getting swept up in an off-label promotion sting.