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OPDP Outlines New Research

FDA published notice recently that the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) was proposing some new research related to the promotion of medicines by pharmaceutical companies. The research was new (kind of) but the direction was more of the same … Continue reading

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Speaking of Medicine – Mid-Year OPDP Enforcement Review

There are two means of gaining insight into the agency’s thinking about regulatory issues related to promotional communications by pharmaceutical companies; one is through the issuance of guidance documents, the other is through enforcement. But when it comes to enforcement … Continue reading

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Enforcement Update: OPDP Issues Untitled Letter

We are four months into the year, and this week OPDP has issued its fourth regulatory action letter of 2022. Two of the previous were Warning Letters, considered the more serious of the two categories, and two, including the latest, … Continue reading

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OPDP Issues First Regulatory Action Letter of 2022

FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued the first regulatory action letter for 2022. This one has some notable characteristics. As has been frequently noted, enforcement actions by OPDP have diminished considerably over the years. Another characteristic of recent … Continue reading

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FDA OPDP Look Back at 2021 – The Yawning Gap

Once again it was a quiet year with respect to the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Programs (OPDP). As noted in the past, there are two primary means for understanding the agency’s latest thinking with respect to promotional communications from … Continue reading

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