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Latest News | 18 October 2012

Waxman Introduces New Bill to Require Data Collection, Monitoring by Antibiotics Industry

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Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), the ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is preparing to introduce legislation that would increase the amount of information required of Read More...


Latest News | 25 June 2012

Watermelon and Web-links Form Basis of Drug Promotion Complaint Against Swedish Company

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[Editor's note: an earlier version of this story indicated the website was run by Quintiles. Quintiles is only the marketing representative of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB in the US, and was not Read More...


Latest News | 19 June 2012

Study Calls for Additional Regulation of Package Labeling

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To hear Laura Bix’s analysis, it’s a wonder more people aren’t hurt each year by the medications they take.In a study published in the online medical journal The Public Library of Science: One, Bix, Read More...


Latest News | 13 June 2012

NIH Wants to Educate Children About Clinical Trials Using Video Games

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says it wants to better inform potential participants of clinical trials about the risks, benefits, and misconceptions surrounding clinical research. Unlike Read More...


Latest News | 8 June 2012

FDA Plans Major Overhaul of Recall Reporting

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) weekly enforcement reports, which detail product recalls and corrections taken during the week, are about to get a major overhaul according to an agency Read More...


Latest News | 7 June 2012

MHRA Rolls Out First-ever Information Leaflet Specifically Aimed at Children

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Some medicines approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the UK will soon include information in the patient information leaflet specifically targeted towards those under Read More...


Latest News | 4 June 2012

FDA Looks to Extend Medical Device-focused Emergency Planning System

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to extend an information program known as the Emergency Shortages Data Collection System (ESDCS) through which it collects data on medical device Read More...


Latest News | 31 May 2012

South Korean Regulators Increase Online Data Transparency

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South Korea’s Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has announced the re-launch of its website, which now includes consolidated drug information covering all drugs manufactured in South Korea.The Read More...


Latest News | 29 May 2012

New Bill Would Standardize Package Inserts

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A new bill introduced in the Senate on 22 May would require the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to propose new regulations regarding the Patient Medication Information (PMI) received by Read More...


Latest News | 25 May 2012

White House Wants Agencies to Develop Mobile Technologies, Open APIs

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A recent memo from the White House to the heads of executive departments and agencies directs them to immediately begin implementation of a new “digital strategy” aimed at making governmental Read More...


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