About the Author
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.
Category Archives: Proposed Legislation
Pharmacogenomics, Personalized Medicine and the Future
A lot of people might think that the term "personalized medicine" means medicine that is tailored and fashioned for your particular needs – a drug made to fit you. In fact, it is the other way around – it is … Continue reading
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This is Your State… This is Your State on Drugs – An Intermittent Series
Each year, the National Conference on State Legislatures puts out annual numbers on what is going on at the state level in terms of healthcare legislation. According to the 2005 and 2006 Prescription Drug State Legislative Reports, there were between … Continue reading
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State Status on HPV Mandates
Recently I have submitted posts regarding the executive order issued by Texas governor Rick Perry that mandated HPV vaccine Gardasil for teenage girls and on the Merck decision to pull back its lobbying program related to the same. The New … Continue reading
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This is Your State… This is Your State on Drugs – An Intermittent Series
I always enjoy taking a tour and looking at what the states are doing during their respective legislative sessions that would impact the pharmaceutical industry. I visited the sites of several state legislatures – states I regard as healthcare bellwether … Continue reading
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FDA/Pharma Legislative Proposals
My apologies for a late posting today and no posting yesterday. A virus found me. Well, our friends in Congress (those not running for President) have been busy introducing new legislation. For the sharp-eyed and perceptive among you who do … Continue reading
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