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.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Tough First Quarter for the FDA
I was looking over the recent posts and mulling the state of the FDA at this point. It has been one tough first quarter for the agency and the election cycle doesn’t promise any relief. Amazingly, the agency goes on … Continue reading
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Pharma Sales Slowdown
IMS, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries released the annual "U.S. Pharmaceutical Market Performance Review" which found that pharmaceutical market growth slowed from 8% in 2006 to 3.8% in 2007. According … Continue reading
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Finding Chemo…Does Drinking Water Need a Black Box Warning?
Two alarming stories out yesterday from the Associated Press that are noteworthy. The first is that the Associated Press reported on their own study of the drinking water of 50 American cities and the news was not pleasant to hear. … Continue reading
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Deja vu! Dr. Woodcock Appointed Head of CDER
Yesterday the FDA announced with a press release that Dr. Janet Woodcock was being named the permanent head of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). If upon receiving this news, you had the most profound sense of deja … Continue reading
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Weekly Roundup – 03/07/08
Spring is springing. Daffodils are blooming inside the Beltway! We are already getting ready for Cherry Blossom Season, which is set to peak March 27 – April 3. Daylight Saving Time is this weekend and soon the daylight hours will … Continue reading
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