Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 18: 1 December 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #18 (1 DECEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
Pharma’s Physician Bailout
The pharmaceutical industry has been very generous in making payments to physicians. Last year (2010), for example, a mere dozen pharmaceutical companies paid $760 million to physicians and other health care providers for consulting, speaking, research and expenses. On average, how much do you think that comes to for every physician in the U.S.?
The Digital Health Coalition: Solving Real Problems — Mission Possible?
A conversation with Mark Bard, founder of the Digital Health Coalition, regarding the mission of the Coalition and what companies and individuals are involved.
Adverse Event Reporting: A Missed Opportunity
When asked what the # 1 concern pharmaceutical marketers have regarding using social media, the adverse event reporting (AER) boogey man is cited most often. The urge to avoid this boogey man at all costs may have more to do with CEO compensation that with fears of rank-an-file marketers.
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 19: 21 December 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #19 (21 DECEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
Orphan Drugs Now “Where the Money Is,” Says Willie Sutton’s Ghost
Why do pharma companies bother developing drugs for for a disorder affecting fewer than 200,000 people? Willie Sutton's ghost may have the answer.
Without Free Gifts from Pharma to Docs, Would Research be Useless?
In a recent blog post, PhRMA said 'Without Promotion Research will be Useless.' To support its case, PhRMA cited 'an interesting opinion editorial' in the latest edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine -- the medical journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). In the op-ed, entitled 'Limiting Gifts, Harming Patients,' Emory University economist Paul Rubin, Ph.D. expressed concern that ACEP policy regarding Gifts to Emergency Physicians from Industry 'could have the unfortunate effect of limiting the exchange of critical information between medicine makers and physicians about the benefits and risks of new medicines, how to use them properly and how best to diagnose the right candidates for particular treatments.'
The Pozen Digital Advisory Board
A conversation with Elizabeth A. Cermak, EVP, and Chief Commercial Officerat Pozen, Raj Amin, CEO and Co-Founder of HealthiNation, and Bonin Bough, Senior Global Director of Digital and Social Media, PepsiCo, about the who, what, why behind the Pozen Digital Advisory Board, an esteemed group of digital thought-leaders both in and outside of healthcare.
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 11: 21 June 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #11 (21 JUNE 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
The Big C in the Big Apple
HepC.tv is featuring the video 'Man-on-the-Street: New Yorkers' Reactions to the Big Yellow C.' Is it effective? How do we know?
