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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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FDA Advisory Committee Review of 2021
FDA has scheduled the first advisory committee meetings of 2022. One meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee is set for February 10 to discuss a new application for the proposed treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC. And a … Continue reading
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The Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Needs to Change
The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing landscape. We are long gone from the days of being threatened by a rampant Alpha virus to having several successive variants. It now appears that the very fast-spreading Omicron may become dominant over … Continue reading
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Tagged #CDC, #COVID19, coronavirus
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The Once and Future FDA Commissioner
In what has been a glacially paced nomination process, the Biden Administration announced on November 12 that it would, in fact, be nominating Dr. Robert Califf to return to his role as FDA Commissioner. Acting Comissioner Janet Woodcock indicated in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Confirmation, #FDA Commissioner
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Headache for the Next Commissioner – FDA’s Reputation Crisis
Recently it was reported that the President Biden appears ready to nominate former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to boomerang back and head the agency for a second time. If so, he returns to very different circumstances than when he left … Continue reading
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FDA Authorizes Third Dose – Some Implications
What does “fully vaccinated” mean today? In the face of the widening spread of the SARS-Cov-2 variant, the rise in breakthrough cases, and data that suggests a slight waning effect over time of vaccines, FDA acted yesterday to protect some … Continue reading
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