Tysabri Webcast Citation May Signal That FDA Could Treat All Social Media Interactions As Promotional; Biogen's PML Strategy Also Takes A Hit
Executive Summary
FDA appears to be gearing up to treat social media interactions as promotional even when they are aimed solely at informing physicians
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