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The right balance in DTC: Tv versus digital ads

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of all spend in 2018, far higher than television’s 30.8% Global ad spend been climbing since 2018, and this trend is projected to continue (Source: Zenith Media ). Today virtually nobody will ask their doctor for/about a new prescription drug product without doing online research.

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Jazz Pharma uses flying pig for huge grey area DTC

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billion in 2018, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.20% to reach $86.01 Jazz Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new prescription medication for patients with sleep apnea/narcolepsy that “helped adults get up to 9 hours of improved wakefulness in clinical studies at 12 weeks” and they’re using a flying pig on their DTC.

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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

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Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? SUMMARY: According to the NEJM “in participants with overweight or obesity, 2.4 We are an obese country, and diabetes is getting worse.

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Prior Authorization: Why It’s Essential in Healthcare

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Why a patient’s health insurance company gets the final say on treatment when the doctor has made a decision is a good question. Cost control One of the reasons a doctor has to send an authorization request is so the insurance company can assess whether: a) The procedure is necessary. .’ Why does prior authorization exist?

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Quality of life in patients with chronic health conditions

World of DTC Marketing

Using 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data, we provide estimates of the prevalence of single and multiple chronic conditions among US adults. What happens when someone loses the will to live because they are tired of dealing with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs that have nasty side effects?

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Katie Porter attacks pharma

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percent from 2018. The cost of bringing a drug to market decreased from $2,168 million in 2018 to $1,981 in 2019. Then there are ever increasing health insurance and hospital costs at a time when less people are going to the doctor’s office because of COVID-19. In pharma R&D returns have declined to 1.8

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Inside the European mass shift to data-driven health solutions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Given the national-level focus on developing HER-based solutions, companies are developing AI and machine learning tools to improve the accuracy and efficiency of prescription services for several diseases. Israeli company Taliaz’s tool, named Predictix, uses AI and EHR data to improve mental health prescription services.