MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'iqwig'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318663&cid=t_135724_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHexPTi4FGIo%2F The German government has sacked the head of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWIG) to placate the drug industry, a German MP and professor alleged in an interview with the BMJ. In January, the board of directors of IQWIG, which the BMJ notes is the German equivalent of the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), agreed to dismiss Peter Sawicki saying, “The excellent work of the institute should not be burdened with discussions about irregular administrative procedures.” Sawicki had been accused of irregularities over his expenses claims, including the use of his business car and gas for his lawnmower (BMJ 2010;340:c499, 26 Jan, doi:10.1136/bmj.c499). Karl Lauterbach is certain, however, that the real reason for ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318663 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:03:11 +0100 3318663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311920&cid=t_135724_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fgerman-government-has-sacked-head-of.html BMJ (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311920 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:08:00 +0100 3311920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446172&cid=t_135724_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fbeyond-medco-headline.html Companies report things every day, but when Medco Health Solutions Inc. (the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager, a.k.a. as a "PBM"), rivals Express Scripts, Inc. or CVS/Caremark Inc., or lab companies Quest Diagnostics or LabCorp issues a report, we know that they have mountains of data to back their claims, so their results are usually indicative of the nation's health as a whole -- one reason I'm more likely to rely on them for reliable information rather than the results from a small, tightly-controlled study with a shocking headline.For example, in 2006, Quest Diagnostics issued a Health Trends™ Diabetes Report which showed that people with diabetes who visit health professionals regularly were actually doing a better job of managing their disease (albiet only slightly better... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446172 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 +0100 1446172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280795&cid=t_135724_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Ffda-needs-your-input-on-diabetes.html On Tuesday, I wrote about the opportunity for people with diabetes to attend the NIH/NIDDK's jointly-sponsored (along with JDRF) "Artificial Pancreas Workshop" in July. But I also mentioned that it was merely the first opportunity for you as patients to contribute something by representing real-life patient needs to our Government-funded agencies.Another opportunity you should be aware of is that the FDA has just issued a document with Draft Guidance for Industry for Diabetes Mellitus: Developing Drugs and Therapeutic Biologics for Treatment and Prevention, which provides recommendations to industry regarding the development of drugs and more specifically, therapeutic biologics regulated within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280795 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +0100 1280795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765788&cid=t_135724_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fare-insulin-analogs-superior-to-regular.html The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is an independent scientific institute based in Germany that evaluates the quality and efficiency of healthcare to evaluate pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, clinical practice guidelines and aspects of disease management programs, following the principles of evidence-based medicine. The Institute's primary goal is to contribute to improvements in healthcare in Germany. The basic idea is for IQWiG to be kind of an independent review board to act as a public watchdog group for Germany's nationalized public health system. They accomplish much of this by reviewing the medical literature to ensure that pseudo-science, which is often sponsored and/or published by drug companies, is not allowed to influence publ... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765788 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:35:00 +0100 765788