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Latest News | 19 February 2013

Could the Claim of 'Crazyballs' Constitute a Promotional Claim and Violate Federal Law?

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The patient is male, middle-aged and has just suffered a massive heart attack. For now, he’s sedated, covered by blue cloth and being operated on by a female surgeon, with another attending surgeon Read More...


Latest News | 30 January 2013

Rare Multi-Agency Warning Letter Slams Flu Product

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a rare multi-agency warning letter to a marketer of a product claiming to give patients protection against the influenza virus.The letter, sent on Read More...


Latest News | 4 December 2012

In Landmark Ruling, Court Sees Off-Label Marketing as Protected Free Speech

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In a potentially landmark ruling, the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's finding that a pharmaceutical sales representative was guilty of promoting off-label uses for certain Read More...


Latest News | 23 October 2012

FDA Slams Supplement Manufacturer for Unsterile Practices, Unknown Boxes of Product

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to dietary supplement manufactured Advanced Nutritional Technology (AN) Inc. after regulators said an inspection found deficiencies Read More...


Latest News | 17 October 2012

Under Fire, Abbott Suspends Marketing Program in India

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Officials with Abbott Laboratories have announced the suspension of a controversial policy that has stoked controversy with critics who claim the company is buying favors from prescribing physicians Read More...


Latest News | 16 October 2012

Crackdown on Cosmetic Marketing Claims Expands as Avon Sent Warning Letter

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken aim at another of the cosmetic industry's giants over the use of marketing claims reserved for approved pharmaceutical products—its fourth warning Read More...


Latest News | 15 October 2012

FDA Untitled Letter Chides Genentech Promo for Inadequate Substantiation of Claims

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The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has issued an untitled letter to Genentech over marketing materials used to promote its drug Tarceva Read More...


Latest News | 12 October 2012

New Rules to Voluntarily Restrict Prescription Drug and Device Marketing in Ireland

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Pharmaceutical and medical devices industries doing business in Ireland may soon find it more difficult to market their products under new guidance developed by the Irish Medical Council aimed at Read More...


Latest News | 3 October 2012

Abbott Hit with $1.5 Billion Fine for Off-Label Marketing

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Life sciences manufacturer Abbott has pleaded guilty to charges of unlawfully promoting its anti-seizure drug Depakote (divalproex sodium) and will pay a total of $1.5 billion in fines and be subject Read More...


Latest News | 2 October 2012

FDA Cracks Down on Spurious Marketing Claims for Cosmetic Products

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is increasingly cracking down on the marketing claims used by some cosmetic companies, firing off at least three warning letters in as many weeks regarding Read More...


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