Does this say that the FDA is perhaps not as trusted as we might like the agency to be? On the other hand is it possible to entrust any agency to this level today, and that might be more to the point. There are so many areas that need to come to focus and with all the information we have...
It should be the discretion of individual physicians, not insurance companies or pharmacies, to substitute a branded biologic for a biosimilar, which goes back to putting the physician in the decision making process, not the non clinical analyzers. While the search for "cheap" continues...
Discussed here is the recent law in Massachusetts relative to gifts, etc. just recently passed. Being the CEO of BIO, the biotech industry trade group, of course there's an interest in not having funds diminished, but also addresses the interest of the public. With all the recent Pharma...
Nice interview with Senator Tom Coburn, one of two doctors in Congress, but he is the only medical doctor that continues to practice. Imagine going to see you doctor the Congressman! Robert Scoble in his Washington series discussed blogging, Healthcare and how Congress operates, good topics...
The issues at hand goes back to 2006 with deviations from specifications on drugs, and now it is up to the Congress and the FDA once more. Did the FDA knowingly allow suspected drugs to continue to be sold? Ranbaxy makes a lot of different generic drugs and there’s no mention of the ones...
Congress and the Department of Justice now join the inquiry about the FDA actions investigating the alleged falsification of test records. This is where joint committees could also stand to shed some light here as both Australia and the UK are working with the FDA in reference to drug factories...
This is very perplexing based on the votes the bill had from both the House and Senate and appears now to be a game of cat and mouse or more like “Custer’s Last Stand” in a sense. It is not like he’s risking his political future at this point and after all the work and effort this just seems to...
This is a must watch and read! Last week I posted the coverage from Robert Scoble interviewing Representative Culberson. There are a few using technology on Capitol Hill and the Congressman wants to use it to keep in touch with constituents and keeping everyone updated in real time. ...
According to Forbes, the HMO business and stocks are sick. Also, we still have President Bush stating he’s still going to veto the Medicare bill that was passed this week, why? The bill is veto-proof, so what’s the point? Let’s just make this difficult situation a little more...
By comparison, small bonuses were paid to scientists and doctors. $35 million in bonuses all together were handed out. The head of the criminal investigation division made more than the director of the FBI and the person in charge of revising the bonus system, well, they got the biggest bonus...