About the Author
My name is Mark Senak. I’m a lawyer and I work at the international communications firm FleishmanHillard in New York. For the past several years, I have been consulting with pharmaceutical and biologic companies that are engaged in the process of bringing new drugs to market. I have also worked extensively with an array of medical societies and patient organizations providing strategic communications counsel and media training.
Daily Archives: December 10, 2007
Approvable Letter Issued to GSK for Requip® (ropinirole) XL™
In what has to be a rec0rd-setting year for approvable letters, GlaxoSmithKline for Requip® (ropinirole) XL™ for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease has received an approvable letter from the FDA. According to the press release issued by GSK today, "this … Continue reading
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John McCain – Where the Candidates Stand – Part 8
The focus of the McCain position on health care is not on universal coverage, but on the control of costs through a number of mechanisms. In a speech in October, 2007 in Iowa, he stated that "[t]he state of our … Continue reading
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