Monthly Archives: May 2018

Weekly Roundup 5.25.18

It is Memorial Day Weekend!  The opening bell for summer vacations has arrived. It is time to do your wardrobe switch – get out the white shoes, sandals and linen clothing and put the corduroys away until Labor Day. Time … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 5.18.18

There has been so much rain in the past week, it is difficult for those of us in Washington, D.C. to remember that we live in that Washington and not Washington state. It has been relentless and it continues. It … Continue reading

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FDA and The Scarlet Letter

FDA apparently intends to implement today an idea that has been kicking around for a while to begin publishing the names of companies that have had letters of complaint lodged against them asserting that they are taking actions to block … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 5.11.18

Soon school will be out, rush hour will be less hectic, vacations long planned will be taken. Pollen counts are high and thunderstorms threaten to materialize nearly every other day. Washington is moving at high speed though the gravity of … Continue reading

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Pharma, FDA and Web Site Mobilization

In 2009 FDA set up the framework outlining its approach to regulating promotional speech by pharmaceutical companies by posing five questions for discussion during a two-day public meeting the agency held in Washington, D.C.  Rather than issue a single guidance … Continue reading

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