Physician Participation in Peer-to-Peer Social Media Sites
This article summaries research data exploring why physicians interested in using online peer-to-peer social communities outnumber by 2 to 1 physicians who are actually using them. Includes suggestions for what these communities must do in order to provide more value to physicians.
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 19: 21 December 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #19 (21 DECEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 14: 22 September 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #14 (22 SEPTEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
How to Score With Women (as a Marketer) via Social Media
A conversation with Casey Quinlan, 'Mighty Mouth' at Mighty Casey Media LLC, Zoe Dunn, Principal, Hale Advisors, Richard Meyer, Principal Consultant, Online Strategic Solutions, Jerry Hall, Digital Media Executive, Advisor to Pearescope, about engaging and marketing to women online, especially via social media, which some new media marketers claim is 'all about women.'
Pharma Spending on Internet, DTC, and Docs
How much money the pharmaceutical industry spends on Internet marketing, direct-to-consumer advertising, and physician detailing are always topics of interest and 2010 was no exception. 2010 was, however, a turning point in bringing more attention to payments made to physicians for speaking, consulting, and research.
Vast Majority of Drug Ads in Leading Medical Journals Don’t Pass MDs’ Sniff Test!
A study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers of 192 pharmaceutical advertisements (83 full unique advertisements) in biomedical journals found that only 18 percent (15) were compliant with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, and over half failed to quantify serious risks including death.
Proposed Rules for Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Looming Challenges Cloud Implementation. This article reviews the strategic implications of the Sunshine Act and also presents highlights of the draft regulations rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on December 15, 2011.
Pharma Facebook Pages Being Phased Out: A Good Run While It Lasted!
No doubt you've heard that as of August 15, 2011, Facebook opened up comments on ALL pharma pages with some exceptions. That means that the pharmaceutical industry will no longer be able to shut off comments on their Facebook pages.
Pharma Companies Behaving Badly
Every year without fail there are revelations about pharmaceutical companies behaving badly -- companies that have been charged with crimes such as making kickbacks to physicians, engaging in Medicare and Medicaid fraud, promoting products off label to physicians or companies that are called to testify before Congress about sub par manufacturing practices. 2010 seems to be unique in the number of companies behaving badly.
New Big Pharma Economies of Scale
How many patients are needed these days to make a drug a billion dollar blockbuster? Less than you think. What are the implications for pharmaceutical marketing?
