{"id":6608,"date":"2011-07-07T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pharma-mkting.com\/fk-fda-drug-industry-should-issue-self\/"},"modified":"2019-02-21T01:20:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T01:20:50","slug":"fk-fda-drug-industry-should-issue-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/blog\/fk-fda-drug-industry-should-issue-self\/","title":{"rendered":"F**k the FDA! Drug Industry Should Issue Self-Regulatory Social Media Guidelines!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the one hand, the pharmaceutical industry says that lack of FDA social media guidelines hinders its ability to engage health care professionals, payers, and patients via social media.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the industry files a Citizen Petition (see here<\/a>) and makes 1st amendment legal threats (see here<\/a>) that potentially stymie FDA’s efforts to issue social media guidance.<\/p>\n

On the third hand, the industry itself — at least in the U.S. — has done little to self-regulate<\/b> itself as it has done with print and TV direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising and physician promotion.<\/p>\n

I say it’s time for the U.S. drug industry to stop “waiting for Godot” and draw up its own self-regulatory social media guidelines!<\/b><\/p>\n

The British drug industry has already made some progress doing just that (see “The British Pharmaceutical Industry Issues Social Media Guidance for Adverse Event Reporting<\/a>“). Why can’t the US pharma trade association (PhRMA) come up with similar guidelines for its members?<\/p>\n

There already is an adhoc pharma industry “Social Media Working Group” that has suggested guidelines (Read about this group and listen to this podcast: “Pharma’s Social Media Working Group: Who It Consists of, How It Formed, and What Its Objectives Are<\/a>“). Why not make it official under PhRMA?<\/p>\n

Why can’t we all just get along and do something?<\/i><\/p>\n

\n\"SURVEY:<\/a>
\nSURVEY: Rules for Pharma Engagement in Patient & Physician Social Networks<\/a><\/p>\n

How should pharma engage in patient\/physician social networks? What are some “rules of engagement” and what I call “fair social media practice principles” that can form the basis of self-regulatory SM guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry? Please respond to my survey<\/a><\/b> and let me know your opinions.<\/p>\n

[This post originally appeared in Pharma Marketing Blog<\/a><\/b>. <\/div>\n
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