Compounding pharmacy bill signed into law
President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday legislation passed by Congress to define who has oversight for regulating compounding pharmacies in the wake of a fungal meningitis outbreak caused by tainted drugs.U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., welcomed the president’s signature. He was one of the main authors of the Drug Quality and Security Act, the result of an agreement he reached with House and Senate health committee leaders to make injections of compounded sterile drugs safer.“I have been working with my Senate colleagues for a year to find a solution that would help prevent a repeat of the terrifying me...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 29, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Chinese Practices? - Glaxo Sparks Fury Over Sign-On Bonus Demand
By Mark Kleinman, City EditorGlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Britain’s biggest drugs company, has sparked fury among some of its biggest suppliers by demanding ‘bonus’ payments to continue working with the group.Sky News understands that GSK has asked hundreds of marketing services agencies to agree to rebates for work already undertaken and for future activity, as well as a ‘sign-on bonus’ to be readmitted to its roster of preferred suppliers.The drugs giant, which owns brands such as Aquafresh, Nicorette and Sensodyne, is run by Sir Andrew Witty, one of David Cameron’s closest business advisers.Its request for a retro...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 29, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Meanwhile , at Monsanto
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 27, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Morning-After Pill May Not Work For Women Over 176 Pounds
Widespread implications if trueA European company that makes an emergency contraceptive identical to the morning-after Plan B pill is set to warn consumers that the drug is completely ineffective for women over 176 pounds, and begins to lose effectiveness after 165 pounds, Mother Jones reports. The European drug, Norlevo, will be repackaged to reflect the weight limits, according to the report, which could carry significant implications for American women if true and if also applicable to morning-after pills in the U.S. Norlevo is chemically identical to many of the most popular emergency contraceptive brand...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 27, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
How philosophy can save your life: Jules Evans at TEDxBreda
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 27, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Introducing SellDrugs blog
http://selldrugs.wordpress.com/ (Source: PharmaGossip)
Source: PharmaGossip - November 27, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Happy Thanksgiving! From PharmaGossip
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 27, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
PPRS - A Dreadful Deal!
The Ethical Medicines Industry Group (EMIG) has slammed the new PPRS plan, calling it a ‘dreadful deal’ for its members.The UK research-based trade association represents small and medium-sized (SME) pharma and biotech firms, and it says the new PPRS is in danger of driving away investment from the UK.EMIG chairman Leslie Galloway told Pharmafile: “The more you get into the detail, the more concerned I am about this dreadful deal.”One of his biggest bugbears is the quarterly rebate which all companies earning more than £5 million from the NHS will pay to the Department of Health under the new agreement, which was ...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 26, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
1boringoldman - A Major Force
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 26, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
What's bigger than Minnesota?
This:http://1boringoldman.com/index.php/2013/11/21/bigger-than-minnesota/ (Source: PharmaGossip)
Source: PharmaGossip - November 25, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Monday's tip
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 25, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Study finds students tweet about Adderall. A lot
A recent study performed at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, examined the tweets of college students across the USA for mentions of the pharmaceutical drug Adderall.Twitter, to most students, is a 140-character social media platform where they can freely express the stresses of college, frustrations and opinions.Yet Twitter also has become a platform for studying the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs among those students.A recent study performed at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, examined the tweets of college students across the USA for mentions of the pharmaceutical drug Adderall.The drug has become inc...
Source: PharmaGossip - November 25, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Pharmaguy talks testosterone
http://pharmamkting.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/selling-that-new-man-feeling-nyt-quotes.html (Source: PharmaGossip)
Source: PharmaGossip - November 24, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Please watch and share this Interview with Peter Gøtzsche
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 23, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Department of Irony
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Source: PharmaGossip - November 22, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
