Neurontin whistleblower case reveals off-label promo
February 17, 2009
4:48 am
Two University of California San Francisco medical school professors who were unpaid consultants to plaintiffs in a Neurontin whistleblower marketing case reported in January that trial documents illuminated “marketing methods that may be widespread but remain unseen because companies are rarely prosecuted for illegal marketing.”
FDA approve over 100 drugs in 2008
February 17, 2009
4:47 am
The FDA’s drug safety director, Gerald Dal Pan, has given an update on progress to date, including a tally of 34 new postmarket studies or clinical trials ordered last year.
FDA not tracking investigator financial interests
February 17, 2009
4:45 am
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) says the FDA can’t determine whether clinical trial sponsors have submitted financial information for all clinical investigators due to lack of a complete list of clinical investigators.
Reviewers: ‘longstanding corruption’ at the FDA
February 17, 2009
4:44 am
Echoing earlier complaints by drug reviewers, now medical device reviewers at the FDA have begun complaining to Capitol Hill and the Obama Administration about allegedly improper management pressures on their work, and the targeted managers have retaliated by opening a criminal investigation against the dissidents.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network gets new publisher
February 17, 2009
4:24 am
The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has announced the appointment of Cold Spring Publishing as its new publisher.
McGraw-Hill Professional partners with JAMA to launch JAMAevidence
February 17, 2009
4:21 am
McGraw-Hill Professional has partnered with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to develop and launch JAMAevidence, a learning tool and digital resource for medical students, residents, educators and clinicians.
Quadrant’s Emergency Medicine celebrates 40th anniversary
February 17, 2009
4:20 am
Quadrant HealthCom’s Emergency Medicine is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its publication with new content and a new design.
Sage launches Emotion Review
February 17, 2009
4:19 am
Sage has launched Emotion Review, a quarterly journal published in association with the International Society for Research on Emotion.
Slack adds director of e-publishing
February 17, 2009
4:17 am
Slack Inc., a healthcare publisher, has promoted Evan Young to the newly created position of director, e-publishing for specialty medicine.
HealthCentral acquires Wellsphere
February 17, 2009
4:16 am
HealthCentral has acquired Wellsphere, a health and wellness information and technology firm.