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The most significant threat to American healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

spent $190 billion on obesity-related health care expenses in 2005-double previous forecast. (1) While people continue to rally against the high cost of prescription drugs, U.S. Prescription drugs only accounted for $.11 11 of every healthcare dollar spent. And where is the healthcare industry in all this?

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Direct to Patient Healthcare

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Struggling with burnout while maintaining high-quality healthcare services that patients love? Tune in to our latest podcast as Lee Aase, founder of HELPCare, LLC, shares how he transitioned from his pioneering social media work at Mayo Clinic to lead an innovative membership-based direct-to-patient healthcare business.

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The Ripple Effect: How Pharmaceutical Advertisements Impact the Industry and Beyond

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From influencing patient behavior to shaping the way healthcare providers prescribe medications, these advertisements play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical industry. However, the effects of these advertisements are not always positive, as they can also lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and higher healthcare costs. Goozner, M.

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Fewer Prescribers Are Driving NBRx Than You Think—Here’s Why

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According to a 2021 study by Statista, 40% of prescriptions written in 2005 were for brand-name medications. 1 How is this possible, given that more than 20,000 prescription drugs are currently in circulation in the U.S. By 2020, that percentage plummeted to just 8%. References: 1.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 For use as prescription drugs, a botanical product must be approved by the FDA: to date, only two have gained this approval. 2 Approach taken by regulators in the UK The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates herbal medicines in the UK. 13 Currently, over 350 herbal remedies have been granted a THR licence.

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 A study found that pharmaceuticals and other chemical products are responsible for 40 percent of the Dutch healthcare system’s greenhouse gas emissions and about 80 percent of its share of material extraction. The environmental impact of the Dutch healthcare sector beyond climate change: an input-output analysis. 2022; 6: 949-57.

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Breaking through the forecasting fog – 3 trends that will impact critical medicine supply in 2023

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Demand has also increased due to changes in prescribing protocols, leading to a higher underlying number of prescriptions for certain antibiotic medicines. We are now facing a similar moment in healthcare policy, driven by the combination in rapid succession of the pandemic impact and the war in Ukraine, including the ongoing energy crisis.