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: May 2006
FDA Credibility on the Line with RU-486
Today’s Washington Post carries news of the continued struggle over mifepristone and a renewal of effort on the part of RU-486 opponents to ban the compound because of eight deaths over the past several years. Four of these have been … Continue reading
Posted in FDA Image, FDA Policy
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Pharma Regulatory Blog in Europe; Trends at Home
For those of you seeking an international perspective, I want to take the opportunity to introduce you to a blog developed by another lawyer, Richard Best called PharmaBlawg – Pharmaceutical Regulatory Issues on Common Law and European Countries. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Useful Resources
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Can the Administration Deliver on Bioshield?
On Friday, VaxGen shares feel 37% after it was reported that the company was going to file a legal claim against the government over its contract to produce an anthrax vaccine. First awarded in November 2004, reports this past week … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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Post-marketing Studies and Communications
Forgive me, but I am foregoing Weekly Roundup this week due to the very interesting development around post-marketing studies. In any case, nothing too exciting happened, and we will include any developments in next week’s roundup. In the meantime, the … Continue reading
Posted in Pharma Industry Image, Proposed Legislation, Weekly Roundup
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A CARE Act for the Mentally Ill
This is going to be a long posting, so either fasten your seat belt or click onwards. I worked for a long time as a lawyer on behalf of those with HIV. When I first started, it was mainly comprised … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Pharma Industry Image
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