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: November 2006
What the Freshman Offer
Hey there. My colleagues at Fleishman-Hillard and Fleishman Hillard Government Relations developed a wonderful overview of those incoming Congresspeople who have healthcare backgrounds. I wish I could take credit for it, but (sadly) I cannot. Still, it gives an insight … Continue reading
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A Review of MedWatch Alerts
I did a tally of MedWatch alerts for the century. The table below only reflects those issued for CBER and CDER and does not take into account alerts issued about devices or supplements. The interesting thing is the scale and … Continue reading
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Weekly Roundup – 11/10/06
Well, here we are at the end of an ironic week. On the one hand, we look back with a sigh of relief that the election of ’06 is over. On the other hand, we are now looking forward to … Continue reading
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This is Your State… This is Your State on Drugs – An Intermittent Series
The nation’s eyes are glued to the change in Washington, or at least those inside the Beltway would like to think that you are. The House of Representatives switched, we have the prospect of the first woman Speaker of the … Continue reading
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Post Election Vibe
It is hard not to write about what happened last night. It seems inherent that bloggers have to write about elections. The House moved into the Democratic aisle and Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi is quoted as saying she would move for … Continue reading
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