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Doctoring the Law: Congress May Let FDA Regulate the Practice of Medicine

FDA Law Blog

FDA , which held that that banning a single intended use of a specific device was inconsistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s (“FDC Act”) clear pronouncement that FDA cannot regulate the practice of medicine. This provision represents a complete shift in the way FDA is allowed to regulate products.

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Our abysmal health care system

World of DTC Marketing

First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic. The result:?

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Leading direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical companies hold permission to market their products directly to consumers. The direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals are increasingly moving online as it supports the digitisation of information, enabling patients to take control of their health. No product is mentioned for help-seeking advertising.

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FDA and doctors warn against extending COVID-19 vaccine dose gap

pharmaphorum

The regulator made its comments after the UK announced a policy of stretching the gap between doses of the vaccine to up to 12 weeks to ensure maximum coverage of vulnerable groups. The post FDA and doctors warn against extending COVID-19 vaccine dose gap appeared first on. — Sandip Patel MD (@PatelOncology) January 2, 2021.

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The social media problem for healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

Earlier this year, I was asked by a client to write a position paper on using Facebook for the DTC marketing of an oncology product. From my estimates, most of it failed because pharma companies are afraid of misinformation concerning regulations around DTC marketing.

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Are drug regulators sufficiently independent from the companies they are meant to regulate?

Scienmag

Patients and doctors expect drug regulators to provide an unbiased, rigorous assessment of new medicines before they hit the market.

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UK doctors ask for ‘urgent review’ of COVID-19 vaccine second dose delay

BioPharma Reporter

The British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK, is calling for the delay between Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses to be reduced from 12 weeks to six weeks.

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