Recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial is vital to its success, but once volunteers are in house it’s paramount to retain them through the length of the study. This could be one night or it could be weeks. Also, there could be one in-house period or several where the volunteer must return to the clinic again and again for several over-night stays.

So, the question as a clinical research site is, how do we keep our study volunteers happy and retain them for the length of the trial?

On March 22, 2016, the FDA announced that a labeling change will be required class-wide for immediate-release (IR) opioid medications prescribed for pain. According to their announcement, this change is a direct result of the FDA’s “continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use.”

Gather 'round, folks. It’s time for a story, one you might have heard before, but it’s one of our favorites.

Once upon a time, in a vast and mystical kingdom called America, was a beautiful research facility…uh…castle. All of the people throughout the land loved to gaze at the magical building. Some had even been inside, but most did not fully understand the important work being done within the castle walls.

Biosimilars — What are they, and why should general consumers care about them?

Springtime brings the sunshine, warmer temperatures and if you’re into such things, a big basketball tournament. You are probably familiar with the March Madness tournament (which starts March 13^th) and the bracket that goes along with it. It’s a single-elimination tournament that ends Thunderdome style (two teams enter, one team leaves victorious and all that).

Those of you who listen to NPR may be familiar with Science Friday. For those of you who aren’t, Science Friday is a regular radio/podcast program that promotes itself as “the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.” Hosted by Ira Flatow, Science Friday explores a wide range of scientific topics.