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BioMarin's hemophilia gene therapy Roctavian lands FDA nod with 'glimmers' of enthusiasm among doctors

Fierce Pharma

After an initial rejection in 2020 and a review delay earlier this year, BioMarin’s Roctavian has finally got the FDA go-ahead to introduce a gene therapy for a not-so-rare disorder.

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An app can never replace a doctor

World of DTC Marketing

million doctors, nurses, and midwives expected by 2030. According to the Lancet, a medical journal, the incidence of depression and anxiety has soared in the pandemic—by more than 25% globally in 2020. In October 2020, hackers who had breached Vastaamo, a popular Finnish startup, began blackmailing its users.

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No digitization with HCP’s is not permanent

World of DTC Marketing

IN SUMMARY : When patients return to doctor’s offices will HCP’s have time to go online with every drug company that requests an online detail? However, in both surveys, telehealth visits were perceived as more convenient than office visits (47% in May 2019 vs. 56% in June 2020). As for patients?

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. billion doctor’s visits, worth a total of approximately US$500 billion. The most time-consuming task is to make an appointment with your doctor just to ask for a new Rx or an Rx renewal.

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The Top 10 Medical Device Success Podcasts in 2020!

Medical Device Success

35 podcasts were produced in our inaugural year of 2020. 1 Ep 4 – The Future of the Medical Device Industry in the Covid-19 Era, April 12, 2020. 2 Ep 6 – Selling in a Covid-19 Word – New Sales Practices, April 26, 2020. 3 Ep 10 – The Reopening, Covid-19 and what it means for Medical Devices, May 24, 2020.

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Mental health apps can be useless

World of DTC Marketing

According to the Lancet, a medical journal, the incidence of depression and anxiety has soared in the pandemic—by more than 25% globally in 2020. In October 2020, hackers who had breached Vastaamo, a famous Finnish startup, began blackmailing its users. But are they safe and effective? And then there are the pesky privacy issues.

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Is DTC effective?

World of DTC Marketing

During the first quarter of 2020, the number of telehealth visits increased by 50%, compared with the same period in 2019, with a 154% increase in visits noted in surveillance week 13 in 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. The old belief is that patients who are interested in new treatments ask their doctor about them.