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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.Stay Connected
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I am an authority on regulatory aspects of communications and medical products, with particular emphasis on pre-approval communications; strategist to help pharma and biotech companies prepare best case for advisory committee approval; and counselor in issues and crisis management. I am a frequent speaker on various aspects of same - drug development, promotion, reimbursement and new media in a highly regulated environment. Author of books, newspaper and magazine pieces related to drug marketing and promotion as well as HIV specialty pieces. And of course... blogger!About This Blog
Eye on FDA is published by Mark Senak of FleishmanHillard’s New York office. The thoughts and ideas in this blog and postings are strictly my own and are not screened by my employer. Everything posted on this blog is my personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of FleishmanHillard or its clients.
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Daily Archives: August 26, 2008
FDA Issues New Complete Response Letter
Pursuant to my posting earlier today, by coincidence, Johnson & Johnson announced the receipt of a Complete Response Letter. It is worth noting that they provided no details about the contents of the letter, except to say that there were … Continue reading
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Approvable Letters/Not Approvable Letters Replaced at CDER by Complete Response Letters – Why it isn’t Potato/Potahto
On August 11, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) put into force a new final rule on the way it respond to New Drug Applications (NDAs) that effectively did away with Approvable Letters and Not Approvable Letters in … Continue reading
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