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DATA INTEGRATION : Universal Data Standards - Are We Almost There Yet? Beyond the Final eFrontier When EDC and EHR Converge Also in this issue : How Washington?s Health Reform Impacts Pharma, Efforts to Reach Consensus on ePRO in the EU, An Intimate Look at the Trial Volunteer Experience, Braving the World of Social Media

Lessons learned along the journey to merge electronic platforms in clinical research and health care.

Contrary to common belief, the development of follow-on drugs, often referred to as me-too drugs, does not begin after a first new drug in a therapeutic category receives market approval. The reality is that sponsors are engaged in drug development races that are intensely competitive where the first drug candidate to receive marketing approval belongs to the sponsor that got to the finish line with a satisfactory submission the fastest.

Updates on pediatric trials, including news from a recent study.

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