International meeting planners may be chafing this month from a new rule barring pharmaceutical companies from supporting educational events at luxury venues. But in the US, where reform has been under way for a decade, it’s expected to have minimal impact.
ACCME vowed to answer a new inquiry from the Senate Finance Committee by the Jan. 22 deadline. At press time, ACCME said it “looks forward” to responding, yet some say the agency will have trouble fulfilling parts of the info request.
Pfizer sales force realignment leaves others evaluating size
Acorda Therapeutics has completed the expansion of its sales force to 65 people, with 52 area business managers, calling on specialists and primary care physicians.
Victory Pharma has inked a deal with Hi-Tech Pharmacal for exclusive US commercial license rights to its Naprelan (naproxen sodium) formulation for the treatment of arthritis.
Redi-Direct Marketing has acquired NY-based Dialog Group, including the firm’s Healthcare Dialog division, a developer of relationship marketing and communication programs for the pharmaceutical industry.
Newly hired pharmaceutical sales reps can expect to receive an average of 184 training hours during their first year on the job, a recent study from business intelligence firm Cutting Edge Research found.
Thousands of pharmaceutical sales reps have filed a series of class action lawsuit claims against their former employers seeking tens of millions of dollars in back pay.