FDA finalizes Guidance for Electronic Informed Consent

December 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance intended for institutional review boards (IRBs), investigators, and sponsors engaged in (or responsible for) oversight of human subject research under the Department of Health and Human...

Social media still lacking in pharmaceutical industry?

Ed Silverman from the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article on the need for more social media presence from pharmaceutical companies in clinical trial arena. Silverman feels that pharma companies may be dropping the ball on using social media to promote and...