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Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Madison, Chan & Seeger	Making the Link The FDA recognizes that a new drug standard must evolve -- one of routine, proactive safety surveillance. But post-marketing safety studies are too slow. Here's how pharmaceuticals are using claims databases to solve the problem.
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Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: "D" Is for Data It is critical for Medicare to address important questions on drug safety and utilization, and about how prescribing decisions affect health outcomes and costs.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	Who Will Pay for New Drugs? Comparative research documenting value and affordability is key to obtaining coverage for high-cost therapies.
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Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Resolving Conflicting Interests The Physician Payment Sunshine Act would require pharmaceutical and medical device companies to disclose payments of more than $500 to doctors.
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Pharmaceutical Executive July 30, 2007 Louis A. Morris	Safety Net The new Culture of Drug Safety means embracing the benefit of no doubt about a product's pluses and its minuses. Pharma must learn how patients and prescribers weigh risks and how to spread the word about the advantages.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Opportunity Knocks FDA has finally released its long-awaited list of research opportunities for the Critical Path initiative. Now comes the hard part, as companies learn how to collaborate on projects that will benefit pharma as a whole.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Shop and Compare Insurers and payers believe that more comparative information on medical treatments will save money and improve care, but such analysis may be costly to pharma.
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Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Malorye Branca	FDA Fosters Pharmacogenomics One reason pharmaceutical companies have been slow to embrace pharmacogenomics is the fear that it will be difficult to get such products through the FDA. Lawrence J. Lesko, director of the FDA's Office of clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics, talks about his hopes for the field.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2006 Bryan Luce	Back Page: Taking Hold of the Wheel Healthcare decision makers do not consistently consider drugs' value. FDA needs to be pressured to change its stance on communicating economic evidence.
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Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: A Warning Trend Washington's new answer to drug safety concerns is more warnings and more disclosure of undigested data. But warnings can go too far. Haven't FDA's critics ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?
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Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Kenneth I. Kaitin	Opinion: Memo to von Eschenbach FDA's acting commissioner has an opportunity to clarify a lot of misconceptions about the agency's role in regulating drug safety. His first order of business should be to explain exactly what FDA doesn't do.
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Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler	FDA Turnaround Time Will more resources and new leadership fix FDA, or is a major overhaul in order?
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Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	Rebates and Reform User-fee renewal legislation sets the stage for new policies affecting reimbursement, research, and regulatory oversight.
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Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	Outrage Over Drug Prices Stiff price tags draw scrutiny from Congress and consumers, and raise questions about FDA policies
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