ethics
Scientist who genetically modified babies faces punishment after acting illegally, Chinese authorities confirm
January 22, 2019Manufacturing and Production China, He Jiankui, crispr, ethics, gene editing
Chinese state media have confirmed that He Jiankui, the scientist who claimed to have genetically modified babies to prevent them …
The pharmaceutical ethics of drug-price increases
October 30, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development Drug pricing, Turing Pharma, ethics
What is an ‘ethical’ price for a drug?Last month Turing Pharmaceuticals, a start-up run by a former hedge-fund manager, raised …
Watermeadow’s continued commitment to ethical publications
July 1, 2013Medical Communications CMPP, Medical Writer, Qualification, Watermeadow Medical, Writer, agency, editor, ethical, ethics, medical editor, medical writing, publication specialist, publications
As part of Watermeadow Medical’s commitment to ethical publications, five more of its editorial staff have qualified as Certified Medical …
Pharma pays doctors £40m
April 9, 2013Sales and Marketing ABPI, Bad pharma, ethics
Health professionals received £40 million in payments from pharma companies last year, according to new figures released by the ABPI.This …
AstraZeneca to stop paying for international conference trips
June 2, 2011Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, congresses, ethics
AstraZeneca will no longer pay for doctors to attend international conferences. The move is the latest development in the industry’s …
Ethical practices – pharma’s obligation
March 8, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ethics, industry relations, industry reputation
Pharmaceutical companies are not charities, and neither is any other business, by definition. Capitalism as a recognised system has been …
European Commission eyes pharma ethics
September 27, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Commission, corporate responsibility, ethics
The European Commission is to examine corporate responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry with the aim of developing a series of …
Patient group sponsorship and transparency criticised
August 16, 2010Sales and Marketing EMA, ethics, patient groups, transparency
High rates of sponsorship from pharma groups for patient groups have been criticised in a new report. The report from …
Digital Pharma: Novo Nordisk’s online ethics tools
June 8, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, compliance, ethics
Two new e-learning tools have been launched to help shed some light on ethical grey areas and give individuals a …
CME Spotlight: Restoring confidence
February 25, 2010Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak, ethics
As John Maynard Keynes said: “The long term doesn’t matter very much, because in the long run, we are all …
CME Spotlight: Raising the quality of published research
January 13, 2010Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak, ethics
A few years ago I met someone who worked at a car factory and he described in detail how the …
Pharma will have to disclose every trial undertaken
November 12, 2009Sales and Marketing IFPMA, ethics
A new international code of conduct has been issued requiring pharma firms to disclose every clinical trial they undertake.The measure …
CME Spotlight: Moving CME forward in Europe
October 15, 2009Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak, ethics
As a young advertising account exec in the early nineties I was once told not to concern myself with any …
GlaxoSmithKline to reform US medical education funding
September 23, 2009Medical Communications CME, US, ethics
GlaxoSmithKline has announced a major shift in its policy for paying for medical education programmes for doctors in the US.The …
Publication bias still evident in US trials database
September 18, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ethics
A study showing that two-thirds of clinical trials included in the US national register had no record of their primary …
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