Post-approval regulatory writing - Volume 23, Issue

Manuscript Writing - Volume 24, Issue

Medical writers with little experience of writing manuscripts can struggle to organise their thoughts. Linking the information within the different sections of a manuscript can be referred to as ‘manuscript flow’. This article is the last of a…

Medical Writing Humour - Volume 29, Issue

We ended our recent Intensive Medical Writing Course at Copenhagen University with a session on cover letters.

Careers in medical writing - Volume 28, Issue

Medical writers are a breed apart. Unlike many other professions we come from a diverse range of educational and often early professional backgrounds. Yet we find our way to medical writing – or perhaps medical writing finds its way to us – and most…

Veterinary regulatory writing in Europe - Volume 23, Issue

Regulatory writing for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry is in many ways similar to other types of regulatory writing, but there are also clear differences. This article outlines the veterinary regulatory structure in Europe and, in…

My First Medical Writing - Volume 30, Issue

In this release of My First Medical Writing, I have the pleasure to share great articles written by two aspiring medical writers. Nesrine Benhizia-Benaouicha, MD, is a clinical trial manager and academic medical writer at the emergency department in…

Regulatory Writing - Volume 23, Issue

Regulatory documents are complex beasts, often requiring input from many different authors. Sometimes, different departments will be responsible for authoring certain sections and the role of the medical writer could perhaps be more accurately…

A checklist to improve your writing - Volume 26, Issue

In this article, I provide a checklist of eight items to improve your writing. Several of the checklist items are discussed in detail in other articles in this issue of Medical Writing, although I provide explanations and  examples for each item. I…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 29, Issue

I’m writing this to you from lockdown. Some of us will be out of lockdown by the time you read this, and perhaps others of us will be back in! Either way, I pray that you and your families are all safe and healthy. In this issue of Medical Writing,…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 30, Issue

This edition of Veterinary Medical Writing signals a changing of the guard as Karim Montasser passes on the reins, having guided this section of Medical Writing with a steady hand during his tenure. And it is mindful of those auspicious shoes to…