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: August 2006
GovTrack.US
Just a quick post to let you know that I’ve installed a link to a very good tool called GovTrack.US which allows you to track legislation that you are interested in. Given the heavy amount of interest in the Kennedy-Enzi … Continue reading
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Weekly Roundup – 8/11/06
Another week of dog days of summer have past. (The term, by the way, dog days of summer is related to the fact that Sirius, the dog star, is out during this time and rises and sets with the sun. … Continue reading
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Weighing the Benefits of Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs – An Update
As stated yesterday, there is a great deal of interest in the upcoming workshop on adaptive clinical trial design to be held in November in the Washington area. While plans have not yet been finalized, here are some insights. The … Continue reading
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While Waiting for the FDA’s Adaptive Clinical Trials Workshop….
Ever since Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s speech on adaptive clinical trials, and my posting on that topic, I have sensed an extraordinary amount of interest in the upcoming FDA workshop and in the topic itself, particularly from pharmaceutical companies. The FDA … Continue reading
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Anti-depressants and Kids
A new study came out that documents the point of view that the use of anti-depressants might be factor in teen suicide. It is disturbing to think that drugs that are developed to help might do harm. I would not … Continue reading
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