Category Archives: Crisis Communications

Most Recent Heparin Hearing

Here is some footage of the Heparin meeting from this week where it was stated that the contamination of Heparin would appear intentional.  Note: If you are a subscriber you will have to visit the Eye on FDA site to … Continue reading

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When it All Goes Bad – Crisis Communications During Tough Times

We all have a bad time of it some of the time.  Sometimes a confluence of events just throws us off our game.  It isn’t just one bad piece of news, it is one after another and your very character … Continue reading

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What is a Cholesterol Patient to Think?

I have very high cholesterol.  I don’t even want to tell you how high.  But I am also a bit of a statin-phobe.  So when my doctor prescribed Vytorin, despite the extremely attractive direct-to-consumer advertising, I resisted.  Vytorin is a … Continue reading

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China in Need of Good Crisis Counseling

Every industry and every large company sooner or later faces a crisis.  That crisis can be one of many forms.  In the pharmaceutical and food industries, when a product is adulterated or causes harm, it is one of the most … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Consent Decree

Following yesterday’s posting about catching up, another thing that happened last week is that a Consent Decree was issued by the FDA.  The company involved was Shelhigh, Inc., which produces implantable devices. First of all, what is a Consent Decree?  … Continue reading

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