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Hamburg Delivers DIA Keynote

By George Koroneos | Published: June 14, 2010
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg delivered this year’s keynote speech in front of a packed room of pharma and bioscience personnel at the 46th annual meeting of the Drug Information Association, which opened Monday morning. Hamburg started her speech by explaining how her earliest goal as FDA chief was to build the field of regulatory [...]
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New FDA Campaign Targets Detailing, Trade Shows

By Jill Wechsler | Published: May 19, 2010
In addition to sending out more warning letters and stepping up enforcement activity, the Food and Drug Administration wants health professionals to do more to police drug marketing and advertising. The agency’s “Bad Ad” program urges doctors and other health professionals to report any false or misleading ads or inappropriate marketing pitches. Depending on one’s [...]
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Margaret Hamburg Uncovered

By George Koroneos | Published: January 18, 2010
Judging by the lack of movement on the RSS feeds, most pharma companies gave their employees the day off to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. So, as defacto Pharm Exec photo editor, I thought it might use this quiet time to show off some outtakes from our recent photo shoot with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, [...]
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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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Hamburg Shifts Boxes at FDA

By Jill Wechsler | Published: July 29, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Typical of new administrations, FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg is moving around some staff functions and bringing in new faces, but holding off on major reorganizational changes at the agency. There will be a new “food czar”—a deputy commissioner of food—but not a comparable official in charge of drugs, biologics and medical devices. Hamburg [...]
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