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: September 2006
Weekly Roundup – 9-22-06
It’s Friday. Time to take off our boots, put our feet up and engage in the Weekly Roundup. One can tell in Washington, D.C. that the seasons are in flux – the front page of the Washington Post is once … Continue reading
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Look Back at MedWatch Alerts – Have Products Gotten Safer This Year?
When I began this blog back in February, I took a look at the increase in MedWatch alerts being issued by the FDA. Here is what I said: Since 2003, there has been a notable increase of 200% in output … Continue reading
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Food Protection
The recent outbreak of e coli, being attributed to spinach, raises a number of questions, some of which are disturbing. (By the way, there have been updates on the spinach situation from the FDA.) What about microbes in our food? … Continue reading
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No Holds Barred.
Hold it! When Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach’s nomination was going before the Senate Committee, two Senators placed a hold on the nomination pending FDA promised action on the application for the RX to OTC switch of Plan B. They … Continue reading
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Healthcare Communications and the Next Ten Years – Part 4 – Communications and Risk Managment
This is the fourth in a series of four that has begun each week for the past month, exploring specific topics related to changing health policies and their impact on healthcare communications. There are two kinds of risks associated with … Continue reading
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