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FDA and GSK on the Hunt for Stolen Drugs

By George Koroneos | Published: February 24, 2010
Image by Johnny Grim via Flickr We typically don’t get emails from FDA  asking for information about stolen goods with massive bold letters, but that’s what just came into our inbox. Looks like a transport truck containing a mix of GlaxoSmithKline’s pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medications was jacked in Puerto Rico on January 29, and the feds [...]
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Pharma Unplugged #2 Layoffs & Bonuses

By George Koroneos | Published: December 7, 2009
Pharma Unplugged #2— Layoffs & Bonuses Recorded: 12/3/2009 Air Date: 12/7/2009 Host: George Koroneos, Pharm Exec Cohost: Reid Paul, Pharm Rep Magazine Show Notes: This week we discuss: Pfizer’s medical education relationship with the Canadian Medical Association Journalists take FDA to task for not being transparent enough Layoffs and job cuts at Sanofi-Aventis New report shows that DTC receives more funding than sales calls in [...]
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Google Unveils New Pharma Ads

By George Koroneos | Published: November 12, 2009
Image via CrunchBase Google just showed off mockups of its fancy new pharma ads at FDA’s social media hearing, on November 12. A few months back, the big G mentioned that it was working on ads to appease both pharmaceutical marketers and FDA, but this is the first time most people got to lay eyes on [...]
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AZ’s First Corporate Blog Falls Flat

By Andrew Sheivachman | Published: November 4, 2009
Currently, if patients or doctors look for specific drug information on AZ Health Connections, AstraZeneca’s new corporate communications blog, they won’t find any. And that’s exactly how AZ—along with pretty much every other pharma company engaged in the social media sphere—wants it. “The one area we’re trying not to engage is specific questions about disease state,” [...]
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FDA Readies More Warning Letters, Fast Enforcement Action

By Jill Wechsler | Published: August 26, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife FDA officials have been promising stiffer enforcement of manufacturing and marketing requirements for several months, and commissioner Margaret Hamburg is moving full-speed ahead to fulfill those predictions. Last month, FDA announced it will issue warning letters quickly when it finds violations and will require manufacturers to respond promptly. Too many [...]
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