Tag Archives: Clinical Trials

Mission Critical: Making Sense of Clinical Trial Costs

By Guest Blogger | Published: July 10, 2012

Last month, Pharm Exec, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development and software vendor Clear Trial brought companies together for an editorial exchange on current challenges in budgeting and spend for clinical trials. The exchange, which is published in this month’s issue of Pharmaceutical Executive, highlights the emergence of efficient trial management as [...]

Patient Recruitment via Social Media: Lessons Learned

By Guest Blogger | Published: February 13, 2012

By Marylyn Donahue. All-told the Mayo Clinic’s recent pilot study on clinical trial patient recruitment using social media and online networks not only helped researchers assemble large and demographically diverse patient groups more quickly, but also less expensively than they could through other means. “This study is a prime example of patient-initiated research that could be used [...]

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Antiepileptic Drugs To List Suicidality Warnings

By George Koroneos | Published: December 17, 2008

Makers of antiepileptic are now required to include a warning that the drugs could boost thoughts of suicide, according to an FDA statement released yesterday. Drugmakers also must create a risk mitigation strategy for each drug and handout a pamphlet to patients spelling out the potential adverse reactions. “Patients being treated with antiepileptic drugs for any [...]

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