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.
Author Archives: Mark Senak
FDA Authorizes Third Dose – Some Implications
What does “fully vaccinated” mean today? In the face of the widening spread of the SARS-Cov-2 variant, the rise in breakthrough cases, and data that suggests a slight waning effect over time of vaccines, FDA acted yesterday to protect some … Continue reading
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Tagged #COVID19; #coronavirus, #FDA
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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?
As more drugs are being approved, is FDA getting less advice than in the past? FDA maintains a vast network of outside advisors to provide input and counsel to the agency related to decisions on policy as well as product … Continue reading
Posted in Advisory Committee Prepapartion, FDA Image, FDA Policy
Tagged #AdCom, #AdComm, #pharma
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Crisis Communications and FDA
In the face of a crisis situation, it is a given that the clarity and thoroughness of the communications response is key to resolving the issue and mitigating any reputational damage. Perhaps no other decision by the Food and Drug … Continue reading
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Tagged CrisisComms, Crisiscommunications, FDA, FDAImage
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What They Said – FDA Press Releases Mid-2021
It has been a regular feature of the blog to give a read on what FDA has been talking about, at least through the form of press releases. It is not always an easy task because the nature of FDA’s … Continue reading
OPDP Sends Untitled Letter
Upfront Author’s Note: This is the first posting in a while as I have been working to migrate the subscription service to a new provider. As such, some subscribers were lost in the process. Anyone who signed up for a … Continue reading