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DarshanTalks Podcast — 353 episodes

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BPC-157: The FDA Blacklist, PCAC Vote & Legal Exposure

2

FDA Under Pressure: Enforcement, DOGE & Global Supply Chains

3

Health Tech Startups: From Garage to FDA

4

Is Your Clinical Trial IP Already Leaked?

5

Decoding Australia's TGA Regulations

6

AI "Going Rogue": The Legality of Healthcare Chatbots

7

Pharmacy's Critical Role in Clinical Trial Compliance

8

The Wild Lizard Venom Origins of Ozempic

9

Unlicensed Medical Advice & The Legal Battle Over Character.AI

10

Sponsoring Cannabis Research

11

The New Era of Personal Consent Decrees

12

Why Private Membership Associations Fail FDA Scrutiny

13

The Hidden Reason Sites are Firing Recruiters

14

Don’t Let Your PI Walk Away With Your Study

15

Safe or Just "Not Dirty"? The Regulatory Gamble of Compounded Drugs

16

"Basically Employees" Isn't a Legal Category (And the OIG Knows It)

17

The Hidden Legal Risks of AI Sponsor Protocols

18

The $100M Mistake: Why AI-Generated Drugs May Not Be Patentable

19

Is AI replacing your Doctor?

20

Why the OIG Just Revolutionized Pharma Marketing (And What It Costs You)

21

6 Categories of "Bulk Data" That Could Land You in Federal Court.

22

The Utah Experiment: The Dangerous New Frontier of AI Prescribing

23

Is Your DTC Program a Kickback Trap?

24

The Hidden Death Sentence for Trial Sites

25

FDA "Screams": The Real Reason Your Snack Is At Risk

26

2 Laws More Dangerous Than HIPAA for Patient Engagement

27

"Invite-Only" Compliance Is Over: Is Your Cosmetic Company Ready?

28

Audit-Proof Your Site: The Training Gap Killing Your Contracts

29

15 Years in Prison for Marketing Fraud

30

Is your "Clinical Decision Support" tool actually an unregulated medical device?

31

The FDA’s New Political Enforcement Strategy

32

Why Your "Physician-Only" Ads Aren't Safe from Regulators

33

The Messy Reality of AI Prescriptions

34

Why Your Consultant’s Report Is a Legal Liability

35

Stop Reporting Results? The NIH’s "Get Out of Jail Free" Card

36

Final LGBTQ Individuals in clinical research

37

When the FDA Plays Politics

38

Your Site’s Background Check is Illegally Incomplete - Here is why

39

Is Your Off-Label Use Now a Federal Crime?

40

10,000 Specialists: A Futurist’s Vision for AI Healthcare

41

The Battle Over Weight Loss and Compounded Drugs

42

Why Cosmetic Ingredient Names Matter and What MOCRA Really Means - Interview with Heather Bustos

43

Compliance Isn’t a Deal Killer… Until It Is - Interview with Stephanie Trunk

44

Cosmetic ingredients the FDA doesn’t want you to use

45

Why Federal Agencies Are Targeting Executives

46

Why the New Food Pyramid Matters to You

47

Ex FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on FDA Authority, Politics, and the Health Crisis No One Wants to Name

48

Buying a Med Spa? GLP-1 Compliance Can Kill the Deal

49

New crown jewel valuing patient data

50

Your Staff is trained, but can you prove it?

51

What Happens When a Sponsor Walks Away Early?

52

Cosmetic Claims the FDA Hates

53

Biggest Legal Mistakes in Influencer Marketing

54

Your Mood, Energy, and Sleep Claims Might Be Regulated

55

Device Fail: The Legal Anatomy of a Faulty Implant Scandal

56

5 Documents the FDA Will Demand on Site — Are You Ready?

57

Cosmetic Marketing Mistakes That Trigger Regulators

58

Why Your Clinical Trial Contract Is Leaving Cash on the Table

59

Why Testimonials Can Get Your Brand Sued

60

How to Get Sponsors to Pay Faster than Net 90

61

Compliance Mistakes That Kill Pharma and Biotech Deals

62

Balance FDA Rules with FTC Advertising Requirements

63

Key Clauses in PI Contracts to Review

64

Compliance guru talks practical Insights on Speaker Programs

65

Trends in Small Life Sciences Transactions

66

Protect Your Site If a Sponsor Terminates Early

67

Are Pharma Chatbots Putting You at Regulatory Risk?

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Are Your Cosmetic Company Records Ready for FDA Audits?

69

When Medical Affairs Becomes Commercial in Disguise

70

Serious Adverse Event Reporting Under MoCRA

71

Key SOPs for Clinical Trials

72

Payer Presentations Can Trigger Enforcement

73

Pharmacies v manufacturers

74

Is Clinical Research Ready for the new FDA?

75

Is your cosmetics company FDA-registered?

76

Will AI Replace Doctors in clinical research?

77

Risks in Direct-to-Patient Engagement

78

Inside 340B: Challenges, Controversies, and Opportunities

79

IRBs in 2025: What’s Really Changing?

80

3 Red Flags in Telemedicine Partnerships

81

What do PBMs do?

82

How AMCs Build Stronger Compliance Cultures Together

83

How One DME Scheme Cost Medicare $61 Million

84

FDA to Step Up Enforcement on Pharma Advertising

85

Top 5 Factors Determining AMC Funding

86

New Series Drop: Exploring AMCs in Clinical Research

87

Why Choose a Licensed Attorney Over a Consultant?

88

Marketing Problems by Hims & Hers and Lilly

89

Should Sponsors Share Site Feedback?

90

AI Marketing Playbook for Drug Companies

91

Should Sites Be Ready on Standby?

92

Eastern District of PA Targets Pharmacies

93

Telehealth Done Right

94

DOJ and HHS Launch FCA Fraud Task Force

95

Should Sponsors Cover Malpractice Insurance?

96

Instagram Post that Sparked FDA Warning Letter

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Why Are So Many Doctors Getting Arrested?

98

How to Run Compliant Pharma Speaker Programs

99

​​Are You Picking the Wrong KOLs?

100

How KLF’s Client Base Evolved Over 20 Years

101

FDA Pushback on Accelerated Gene Therapy Approvals

102

Your DEI Program Could Trigger an FCA Case

103

Teva’s Charity Partnership Scrutinized

104

Is There a “Right” Way to Calculate FMV?

105

Can Non-Physicians Own Clinical Trial Sites?

106

The KLF Story You Haven’t Heard

107

Why Telehealth Platforms Are Getting Sued

108

Should Clinical Trial Sites Be Paid Differently?

109

How to Build an AI Compliance Program

110

What the Big Beautiful Bill Means for Trial Sites

111

Co-Pay Mistakes Can Trigger DOJ Action

112

NIH Grant Denials Ruled Discriminatory?

113

Are Speaker programs supposed to be salesy?

114

DTP Compliance Just Got Tricky

115

Should You Use AI to Draft Informed Consent?

116

Could You Survive a Surprise Pharmacy Audit?

117

Self-Reporting in Clinical Trials

118

$14M Fine Says This “Free” Offer Wasn’t Legal

119

Nonprofit Pharma Exists. Here is how it works

120

FTC Rules for Pharma Companies

121

Whistleblowing in Clinical Trials: Is It Worth the Risk?

122

The Right Way to Do Medical Affairs on LinkedIn

123

Are We Paying Clinical Trial Patients Enough?

124

Pharma Ads Are Getting Canceled

125

Unpacking Screen Fail Payments in Research

126

Post-Trump Antitrust Rules Are Crushing Pharma Deals

127

7 Must-Know Steps to transfer medical device ownership

128

Responding to Site Findings

129

Is Your Medical Website Illegal?

130

Price Fixing in Clinical Research

131

DOJ Cracks Down on Pharmacy Fraud

132

Protect Your DTP Strategy

133

AI Clinical Trial Negotiators

134

SOPs: How Many is Too Many?

135

Is DTP Pharma’s Next Big Move?

136

Hackers Are Stealing Your Personal Health Data

137

How a “Medical Education” Program Became a $202M Fraud

138

Webinar Recap: What Sponsors Must Know About Fraud

139

AI-Powered Engagement is a Minefield

140

Webinar Update: Fraud Prevention Strategies Every Sponsor Needs

141

Are Your Promotional Claims Putting Your Company at Risk?

142

Privacy Dangers Lurking in Clinical Trial Mergers

143

The FDA's Crisis Is Now Your Problem

144

Broken FDA, Big Consequences

145

You are now the Healthcare Provider - The Future of Health Insurance: Trends, Challenges, and Innovations

146

Essential Due Diligence Steps for Clinical Research M&A

147

Is AI Telemarketing Strategy Illegal?

148

No Clinical Trial Waste

149

The Real Meaning of Audit-Readiness in Clinical Research

150

Ordinary People Are Changing Medicine

151

Investor Influence Can Trigger FCA Violations

152

Sponsor to Organization vs. Direct Investigator Agreements: Pros & Cons

153

Clinical Trial Site M&A: What Most Get Wrong

154

Future-Proof Sites: SOS Insights Revealed

155

Why Food M&A Deals Collapse—And How to Prevent It

156

Non-Compliance Led to QOL Medical's $47M Settlement

157

FDA Regulatory Submissions: Challenges, Trends, and Future Predictions

158

How to do a VR promo check - Carly Schaecter gives us her advice

159

Diversity Matters in Clinical Trials

160

EMA’s LLM Guidelines Impact Life Sciences

161

How to Network Like a Pro at Conferences

162

Getting Ready for SOS 2025: FDA 483s, SOPs, and Site Survival

163

Maximizing Site Value

164

5 Key Areas to Review in Clinical Trial Agreements

165

Discussing Stem Cell Research Opportunities with a Research Site Owner

166

Quality Management: A Must in Clinical Trial Contracts

167

AI-Powered Chatbots in Pharma Sales and Education

168

Will New Tariffs Disrupt Your Next Pharma Deal?

169

Protecting Patient Data in a Changing Regulatory Landscape

170

Off-Label Promotion Changes in 2025

171

Turning Physicians into Leaders

172

Key Regulatory Agencies in Pharma M&A

173

Does E6 (R3) Blur the Line Between GCP and Privacy Laws?

174

RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary: What It Means for Healthcare Policy

175

America’s Research Future in Jeopardy

176

Trump Administration’s NIH cuts: Will they cripple US medical research?

177

DEI Under Trump: What It Means for Clinical Trials

178

CAPA & RCA: A Must for Pharma M&A

179

Trump Targets Indirect Costs in NIH Funding

180

The USAID Halt and Its Consequences for Clinical Research

181

Ebola Vaccine Trial in Record Time!

182

Your Clinical Trial Site M&A Agreement is Exposing You to Risk

183

What Does ICH E6 R3 Say About Returning Data to Participants?

184

Navigating the Ongoing HHS Communication Freeze

185

Ordinary People Are Changing Medicine

186

Trump’s First 10 Days: The Impact on Clinical Trials

187

Selling a Business with Issues

188

Breaking Down GCP E6(R3)

189

AdvaMed 7 rules for Essential AI Innovation

190

Teva’s Case Should Shape Your Pharma Strategy

191

AI’s Impact on Healthcare: Liability, Ethics, and Responsibility

192

Four Types of Research related Grant Fraud

193

Defining Scope in Due Diligence Transactions

194

Clinical Trial Checklist

195

Presidential Changes and Impact on Drug Related Misinformation

196

Prep for Selling Your Company!

197

Top Tips for Starting a Clinical Trial Site

198

When Drug Reps Visit: Darshan Reacts

199

Is Pfizer competing with your pharmacy?

200

Talking to a Functional Medicine Doctor

201

Four Types of Research related Grant Fraud

202

Leveraging AI and RWD to Reshape Drug Trials!

203

DCTs in Oncology: Can They Work?

204

Marketing Due Diligence in Stem cell M&A Transactions

205

Why Are PBMs Blocking Your Meds? - Darshan reacts

206

Misleading Ads: Ad laws and Consumer Protection for Marketers

207

5 Common Clinical Trial Site Failures

208

Faster FDA Recalls

209

IRB Challenges and Updates for 2024

210

Is the Polio Vaccine Safe?

211

FDA blue print to discuss off label topics

212

Opportunities AI provides in Clinical Research

213

Telehealth and Biohacking: A Risky Combination

214

Is the FDA’s Response to AI Falling Behind?

215

Healthcare Is in Crisis: How do we fix it?

216

Will RFK Break Pharma?

217

Fake data in Clinical Trials

218

Darshan Fixes Big Pharma Misconceptions

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How Trump’s Tariffs will Disrupt Clinical Trials and Drug Marketing?

220

Why China is Targeting Top Scientists!

221

Trump’s Bold Picks Shake Up Life Sciences

222

3 Regulatory Opportunities in Clinical Trials!

223

Don't Take Non-Prescription Ozempic or other Weight Loss Drugs

224

Clinical Trial Principal Investigator Duties in Clinical Trials

225

Supreme Court Redefined Pharma Marketing Rules

226

AI concerns in M&A for Life Sciences

227

Trump Teams Potential Changes to Healthcare

228

Can AI Rewrite the Rules of Clinical Trials?

229

Ad Promo Review in Pharma - How Far is Too Far?

230

Why Staff Training Problems are a liability for Your Clinical Trial site

231

Neuralink: Breakthrough or Marketing Hype?

232

Telehealth Compliance Crisis: DOJ exposes $2.75B Fraud!

233

Should You Go In-House or Outsource Your Advertising Compliance?

234

Research fraud tainting pharma per Nature Article

235

Influencers are NOT KOLs. Know your Needs!

236

AI and Clinical Trials: Faster Results, Bigger Risks?

237

Eli Lilly’s Unexpected Shift on Use of Mounjaro!

238

Are CROs Losing Relevance in the Age of DCTs?

239

Managing Risks in Life Science Mergers and Acquisitions with Strategic Insurance

240

Can a Pharmacist Override Your Doctor's Prescription?

241

FDA Concerns About AI’s impact on Good Clinical Practices

242

Patient Advocates Could Cost You Millions

243

Managing Risks in Life Sciences Mergers and Acquisitions

244

How do pharmacists’ read doctors’ cursive letters?

245

AI Data Ownership in Pharma

246

Role of Tech Transfer in Clinical trial agreements

247

Why are medicine names so complicated?

248

Fixing Congruency Reviews in 8 Minutes

249

The Dark Side of Med Device Kickbacks

250

Which Hair Loss Treatment Is Right for You?

251

Analyzing the Publication Rights Clause in CTAs

252

What Really Starts Pharmacy Investigations?

253

Is your clinical trial AI racist?

254

Another Pharmacy owner Jailed in Fraud Case

255

Navigating FDA's clinical trial expectations after approval

256

Legal Minute: Do dietary supplements interact with drugs?

257

How Expert Pharma Marketers Navigate Privacy

258

Hiring New Employees in PharmaTech Companies

259

3 Hidden Dangers of Telehealth Marketing

260

Why a food lawyer would stop your restaurant’s marketing?

261

Legal Minute: Why are there chemo drug shortages?

262

Are Pharma Giants Ignoring Clinical Trial Site Issues?

263

Why Adverse Events Go Unreported in Clinical Trials

264

Who are patient advocates?

265

Why Drug Accountability Matters in Clinical Trials

266

Legal Minute: What do I do if my med is on shortage?

267

5 reasons not to use AI in creating pharma marketing content

268

8 essential elements of a valid prescription

269

No more lawyers in PRC?

270

Legal Minute: 4 Ways to Get Unapproved Drugs Legally!

271

The 4 Building Blocks of Using AI in any Pharma Marketing Strategy

272

Legal Minute: Why Clinical Trials Are Right for You!

273

Why Clinical Researchers Are Flocking to MedSpas

274

Legal Minute: Why You Should Never Trust a Celebrity with Your Health

275

Essential tips for pharmacy shutdowns

276

Why Clinical Researchers Are Flocking to MedSpas

277

Legal Minute: 5 Surprising Benefits of Ozempic!

278

Who Owns AI Generated Content in Pharma?

279

Legal Minute: Why does my drug cost so much?

280

AI for Promotions in FDA-Regulated Industries

281

Legal Minute: Billion-Dollar Speaker Scheme!

282

Off-Label Risks: Compliance Matters Now More Than Ever

283

6 Must-Knows Before Buying a Drug or Device Company

284

Legal Minute: Are there chemo drug shortages?

285

Legal Minute: Don’t Ignore State Registrations

286

Legal Minute: 6 Crucial Mistakes in Informed Consent

287

Legal Minute: What is informed consent in clinical trials?

288

Stop Risky Ads: Class Actions Could Cost You

289

Legal Minute: How do drugs work?

290

5 Surprising Causes of Life Science Deal Failures

291

Legal Minute: Is pharma bribing your doctor?

292

Legal Minute: Drug Registrations that can’t be ignored

293

Legal Minute: Why do pharmacies take so long to fill prescriptions?

294

Legal Minute: 3 Steps to Avoid Food Recalls

295

Legal Minute: Are dietary supplements as good as drugs?

296

Legal Minute: Clinical Trial Record Retention Disasters

297

Legal Minute: Why is your medicine so expensive?

298

McKinsey’s 2030 vision: A challenge for medical affairs

299

Legal Minute: 3 must-do takeaways for collecting diversity data in clinical trials

300

Legal Minute: Are Brand and Generic Drugs Truly Different?

301

Legal Minute: Who's REALLY Responsible for a Clinical Trial Congruency review?

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This Drug Ad is FULL of Red Flags (We Expose Them All!)

303

7 ways to challenge FDA’s regulation of LDTs

304

Legal Minute: eBay’s $59 Million Drug-Making Problem

305

Legal Minute: Neuralink is a Game-Changer: 3 Lessons You Can't Afford to Miss

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Legal Minute: Off-label marketing not ok again?

307

Don't Become the Next Fraud Headline: Lawyer Reveals Compliance Traps

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Legal Minute: 3 Insider Secrets for a Successful Medical Device Recall

309

Key elements of a successful congruency review for clinical trial agreements

310

Why Private Equity firms are betting big on clinical research sites

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5 Ways to Legally Share Off-Label Information

312

DOJ's "Get Out of Jail Free" card for pharma and device mergers?

313

Legal Minute: 5 factors to get your digital speaker program approved

314

Legal Minute: Decoding the FDA's prescription drug use related software guidance

315

Congruency Review: The Game Changer

316

Legal Minute: 5 hacks to fast-track your speaker program reviews

317

Selecting your ideal subject recruitment partner

318

Your digital sales team’s success depends on these 5 compliance rules

319

Legal Minute: 3 FTC rules for winning comparative claims

320

The risks and rewards of Clinical Research as a Care Option

321

3 game changing ways the FDA says AI will transform drug development

322

Legal Minute: Comparative claim review by NAD

323

5 foolproof ways to get your digital speaker program approved

324

Legal Minute: Prepare your Cosmetics Company for 2024

325

How to get PRC to approve your ads quickly

326

Legal Minute: 4 Must Do's When Choosing a Predicate Device for Your 510(k)

327

Legal Minute: FDA's Vision for the Future of IT

328

Legal Minute: FTC announces major revamp in 2024 enforcement strategy

329

23andMe data breach: Is your genetic data the next big target for hackers?

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Ultimate Guide for Clinical Trial Publishing Rights in Large Academic Centers | Istvan Fekete

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FDA's off-label trap: 7 reasons for uncertainty

332

Legal Minute: 3 ways #pharmacies are fighting high generic drug prices!

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Pharma Industry Secrets: The Surprising Truth About DEI | Celia Daniels

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Case Study: Academic Research Center Misconduct

335

Legal Minute: FTC Cracking Down on AI- 3 Must-Know Tips to Stay Compliant

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Project management as a clinical research game-changer

337

Legal Minute: 5 Must-Do’s for Virginia Tech’s FBRI to combat research fraud

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Legal Minute: Pharmacy Closing Checklist: 7 Must Do's

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FDA Approval for LDTs Made Easy

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Legal Minute: Pharmacist fraudster found guilty

341

AI's Complex Role: Creator, Copycat or Both?

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FDA warns 8 companies including Walgreens selling unapproved eye products

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Why the FDA’s plan to use one pagers will fail

344

Supercharge your Marketing Approval Process based on these Concept Review Tips

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Testosterone parties and unapproved biohacks: Is it worth the risk? #darshantalks

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Generative AI…confidently spews BS!

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Testosterone parties and unapproved biohacks: Is it worth the risk? #darshantalks

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Research Fraudster Banned by the FDA

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How does CTP regulate tobacco? | Micah Berman

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60 second reveal: 3 Regulatory authorities that can make or break your pharma or device sale

351

Maximizing FDA meetings: Getting the best out of every encounter | Ashley Preston

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The role of decentralized trials in the traditional landscape | Isaac Rodriguez- Chavez

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The Essential Guide to 7 Types of Clinical Trial Agreements