FDA Releases Social Media Guidelines
January 9, 2012 | The Food and Drug Administration has released its guidelines for how pharma companies use social media to respond to questions about off-label use of drugs and devices. But they're still not as comprehensive as many hoped for. The guidlines spelled out when companies should respond to Facebook and Twitter requests for information and when the company should direct the user to the drug's safety and use webpage, but they don't make anything mandatory. Scientist
