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.
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After a Vaccine – What? The Shift from Research and Discovery to Communications
Vaccines for COVID-19 are the focus of the moment – politically and scientifically speaking. On the political front, there has not only been jockeying to try to squeeze the square peg of a vaccine development timeline into a round hole … Continue reading
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For FDA and CDC and the Rest of Us – The Stakes Have Never Been Higher
Since last week’s posting regarding FDA credibility being on the line, there has been a swirl of activity and commentary around the evaluation of vaccine research for COVID-19 that would seem to have exacerbated the problem. For context, last week … Continue reading
Remaining Aloof from Politics
Yesterday FDA issued a press release regarding the much-anticipated actions related to the importation of prescription drugs. It is the aim that a proposed rule and a draft guidance will provide two means of impacting the price of medicines through … Continue reading
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AdComm Drop-off in 2019 – FDA Consults Fewer Experts in 2019
The system of FDA Advisory Committees is in place so that when FDA needs advice – either on policy development, reviewing an issue with an already approved medicine, or regarding new drug approvals – the agency has a lot of … Continue reading
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Update on FDA Approvals for 2019
Last year new molecular entities (NMEs) were approved by FDA at a record clip, surpassing the prior record of 45 that was set in 2015. As we begin the final quarter of hte year, this is a good time to … Continue reading
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