Regulatory Environment

Throwing in the towel and retreating

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If you believe that DTC serves a purpose, to inform patients and consumers about treatment options and be proactive in their healthcare choices, than the agreement of some drug makers to limit DTC for new products for six months after approval is a copout and stinks of executives who are not willing to walk the walk and talk the talk when it comes to DTC. This is a bad agreement for everyone but perhaps the biggest losers in this agreement are consumers. Read More...
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Sanity in the legal system..finally

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As a student of law I have been watching the Vioxx cases very carefully and scratching my head. One of the first things you learn as a law student is that cases are decided on facts. If opposing counsel brings emotion into the courtroom it is our job to bring the case down to the facts. It was therefore reassuring to see that in Texas, the court's Chief Justice Adele Hedges said there was "no evidence" that the patient had suffered a cardiovascular event as the result of a blood clot or that Vioxx was in any way related to the death. Read More...
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