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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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News You Can Use – Aflutter Over Twitter
This week, the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press announced that they were forced to cut back on printing their daily paper to three days a week of "dead tree" editions. That should speak volumes. Newspapers and magazines are … Continue reading
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Speaking of Complete Response Letters
Here I am – speaking of Complete Response Letters. What follows is a short tutorial on the communications aspects of CRLs. NOTE ADDED OCTOBER 19, 2010 – There has lately been a great deal of interest in this … Continue reading
More on the Complete Response Letter Track Record and Stock Impact
Last week, I ran a chart on the track record of Complete Response Letters versus approvals from the FDA, demonstrating that the latter is losing in favor of the former. Since then, the balance of power has changed even further. … Continue reading
Posted in Approval Announcements, Business/Industry News
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Weekly Roundup – 12/12/08
There are only 13 shopping days left until Christmas. The lengthy process of building the scaffolding for the Inauguration continues. The weather has been dreary and the economic forecast, humbling. And here is a little bit of what happened … Continue reading
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Full Disclosure on Complete Response Letter by Targanta
Companies take various approaches to revealing the information that is contained in a Complete Response Letter from the FDA, but Targanta Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: TARG) was very thorough in its press release this week. It is not uncommon for small … Continue reading
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