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More resources needed for import oversight: Hamburg

By Jaimy Lee | February 01, 2012 | Basic Web

The Food and Drug Administration needs more resources for oversight of products developed and manufactured overseas, FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said during a House hearing examining the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.
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Preparing a game plan | Healthcare groups' message to deficit panel: Spare us

By Jessica Zigmond and Rich Daly | August 22, 2011 | Print Magazine

Healthcare industry groups are less concerned about the lineup of the newly appointed federal deficit-reduction “super committee” than they are about that team's game plan for Nov. 23.
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What's the agenda? | Physician participation on advisory boards can offer real benefits, but it's also fraught with perils that might not be worth the risk

By Joe Carlson | July 25, 2011 | Print Magazine

About 10 years ago, a well-known pharmaceutical firm asked Dr. Daniel Carlat to serve on a medical advisory board. This was before the ongoing national explosion of medical-ethics crises, and Carlat at the time was known for working closely with industry.
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Pay loses its perk | In new era of transparency, perquisites and deferred compensation continue to fall out of favor at not-for-profit organizations

By Joe Carlson | May 16, 2011 | Print Magazine

Under the weight of public scrutiny and a turbulent period in the financial lives of tax-exempt associations, many top executives at healthcare-related associations took home less money in 2009 than they did the year before.
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Trade route | Public-private healthcare partnership between U.S. and China brings new opportunities in a huge market, but also will require scaling some major hurdles

By Paul Barr | March 07, 2011 | Print Magazine

The wheels of international diplomacy traditionally move slowly, but a recently formed public-private partnership in healthcare between the U.S. and China is taking shape at a relatively quick pace.
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PBM association decries ‘quiet campaign'

By Andis Robeznieks | February 11, 2011 | Basic Web

A pharmacy benefit management trade association is accusing drug manufacturers of initiating a “quiet campaign” to promote bills in 11 state legislatures that would undermine the cost and safety benefits of electronic prescribing.
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