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Amazon’s big gamble

World of DTC Marketing

.” At its core is an app and website that members can use to book appointments, track health records and renew prescriptions. Patients who sign up on their own are charged an annual fee of $199 for a suite of services, including on-demand video health consultations available at all hours and other benefits.

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The clock is ticking on healthcare’s excessive profiteering

World of DTC Marketing

Ed Silverman in STAT News wrote “as states struggle to control the cost of prescription medicines, a new report found pharmacy benefit managers pocketed more than $89 million collected on behalf of the Florida Medicaid program — and the consultants who ran the analysis recommended state officials rework the arrangements.

Insurance 273
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Misjustice benefits pharma

World of DTC Marketing

Doctors, 99% of whom were acting in good faith, determined the total volume of prescription opioids that pharmacies ordered from defendants and dispensed pursuant to those prescriptions,” Faber wrote in his opinion. While they were not alone in their criminal activity they surely have to bear some responsibility.

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Why can’t pharma unite to fight common complaint

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The biggest argument against pharma is the cost of prescription drugs. The most common complaint against the pharma industry is the high cost of some prescription drugs. The industry should unite to form an organization that would be the one place where people could get help getting the prescription drugs they need.

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Pharma’s paid media fails

World of DTC Marketing

Though Facebook does not offer advertisers categories that explicitly identify people’s health conditions, The Markup identified dozens of ads for prescription pharmaceuticals targeted at people with “interests” in topics like “bourbon,” “oxygen,” and “Diabetes mellitus awareness.”.

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MHRA consults public on reclassification of codeine linctus

Pharmaceutical Technology

MHRA is consulting health professionals and the public on the potential reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine.

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Pharma Marketing Keyword Research for PPC

Pharma Marketing Network

Many terms, particularly those related to prescription drugs, require fair balance, risk disclosures, and approved messaging. Januvia prescription cost) and non-branded (e.g., For example, adding cheap or free as negative keywords prevents ads from displaying to users looking for cost-free treatments rather than prescription options.