Taking effect July 1, the policy prohibits any pharma-funded gifts and
entertainment, no matter how small their value. Drug reps will be
restricted to no-patients-allowed parts of the teaching hospital and its
clinics–and will be allowed even in those areas only by invitation. And
beginning in 2010, the school will also bar free drug samples. …
Category: Bureaucracy
75% DECREASE IN ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGGING OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN FLORIDA (Parents Against Teen-Screen)
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Branded meds suffer two times over
Not only are generic meds prescribed much more often than branded products, but
more and more Americans are simply stuffing their scrips into their wallets
instead of handing them to a pharmacist for filling. …
Approval process lowers the number of kids on atypical precriptions (St. Petersburg Times)
None of the atypicals have been approved by the FDA for use on
preschoolers, and Florida Medicaid guidelines recommend they be used on this age
group “only in the most extraordinary of circumstances.” But those warnings
didn’t slow a tsunami of atypical prescribing. Between 2001 and 2004, the number
of kids under 6 taking atypicals increased 300 percent. For all youths under 19,
the increase was about 250 percent. …
Stimulus gives $1.1B to comparative studies
Obama, one; pharma lobbyists, zero. When the new president signs the $787
billion stimulus bill, he’ll be launching something drugmakers sought to quash:
funding for comparative effectiveness research. …
TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT… Vioxx liens cut as lawyers request fee hike (Fierce Biotech)
Vioxx plaintiff lawyers are asking a judge to nullify a cap on their contingency
fees …
FDA scientists plea for agency reform
he scientists say managers have demanded and intimidated FDA scientists to manipulate data, the Wall Street Journal
reports, and honest employees can’t act with integrity without fear of
reprisal. …
NEWS: Lander, Varmus selected for Obama’s science advisory team
if we have the vision to believe
and invest in things unseen,” said Obama, “then we can lead the world
into a new future of peace and prosperity.” …
PhRMA poised to fight Obama plans
According to the Washington Times, pharma could see a
$30 billion reduction in revenues if the government starts to negotiate
drug prices as many other countries do. …
Memos show FDAers fought preemption
Jane Axelrad, FDA’s associate director of CDER at the time, wrote that, “we
usually find ourselves dealing with situations where sponsors want to minimize
the risk information.” According to Axelrad, preemption wouldn’t be “consistent
with the agency’s role in protecting the public health.” …