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Doctor Sentenced to Six Months for Faking Study Results

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 07:57 AM

Scott Reuben, the Massachusetts doctor dubbed the medical equivalent of Bernie Madoff by Scientific American, was sentenced to six months in federal prison on June 24. His crime: faking favorable painkiller study results. Reuben pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud in February.

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Pfizer Partners with Washington University School of Medicine

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 09:26 AM

Pfizer will give scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis unprecedented access to information on 500 pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical candidates in a partnership that focuses on discovering new uses for existing compound.

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Pfizer Warned by FDA for Inadequate Monitoring in Peds Study

Friday, April 23, 2010 07:01 AM

Pfizer received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, citing the pharmaceutical giant for inadequate clinical trial monitoring in the study of a pediatric drug—violations that led to the overdosing of at least 26 children.

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Clinical Trial Activity in Russia Dipped in 2009

Friday, March 5, 2010 06:56 AM

According to Russia-based contract research organization (CRO) Synergy Research Group’s Annual Orange Report, Russia’s regulatory agency Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation (RosZdravNadzor, RZN) approved 577 new clinical trials during 2009, 6% fewer than in 2008. Sixty percent, or 348 of the new studies, were multinational multi-center trials, down 4% from 2008.

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Charges Filed in Case of Fabricated Study Results

Thursday, January 21, 2010 07:15 AM

Charges were filed in the case of Scott Reuben, the U.S. anesthesiologist who allegedly fabricated clinical trial data for at least 21 published articles. Reuben, who wrote about pain management after surgery, was formerly chief of acute pain at Bay State Hospital in Springfield, Mass.

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ERT Plans to Grow Beyond eClinical

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 06:31 AM

ERT’s recent hiring of a senior vice president of healthcare solutions is part of a companywide initiative to take ERT’s eClinical experience to an expanded market.

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Pfizer Expands Relationship with Indian CRO TCG Lifesciences

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 09:21 AM

Pfizer is expanding an agreement with Indian contract research organization (CRO) TCG Lifesciences to include integrated research services.

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IQWiG Calls for Mandatory Clinical Trial Transparency in EU

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 01:06 PM

The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is calling on the German government to push for an EU regulation making it mandatory for sponsors to register and publish the results of all of their clinical trials, including negative ones. 

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CT Approvals Down, Global Participation Up in Russia Q2

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 07:19 AM

According to an Orange Paper released by Russia-based CRO, Synergy Research Group, Russia’s health agency, the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development (RosZdraNadzor, RZN) approved only 129 new clinical trials, including local and bioequivalence studies, during Q2 2009, representing a 17% decrease from Q2 last year. The percentage of approved multinational clinical trials increased slightly, however, to 65% of the total during this time period.

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AAHRPP Accredits Another 13

Thursday, June 18, 2009 06:57 AM

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) accredited another 13 organizations last week, bringing the total number of AAHRPP-accredited organizations to 188.

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