Positive results in clinical trials down to 8% in recent years

After implementing a new transparency program requiring sponsors to register their trial on Clinicaltrials.gov and identify study outcomes, it was found that only 8% of clinical trials report positive results. Clinical trials performed from 2000 to 2012 reported...

Are disclosure forms important?

Approximately one third of all FDA-approved drugs carry a boxed warning in the manufacturer’s full prescribing information. Clinical trial consent forms document and facilitate the study participant’s consent process. Bhattacharya et al (2015) assessed whether...

CFDA allows for drug self-inspections

In July, China’s Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) allowed self-inspections to occur for imported and local drugs. Although CFDA is allowing self-inspections for drugs, it will also be conducting random on-site inspections upon the reports that companies give them....

Caldwell highlighted in HBA’s newsletter

The Health Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) interviews Diana Caldwell, President and CEO of Pearl Pathways. HBA has been around for four decades and is focused on connecting businesswomen through sharing career information. HBA’s interview was performed on July 20th,...

Indiana CTSI event now open for those to register

The 7th annual meeting of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute will be handing out the second Watanabe Prize to Carl H. June, M.D. This year’s event will be held on September 11th and will not only be recognizing the winner of the prize, but other...