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Can pharma really leverage social media?

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Tik-Tok, Instagram, and other social media channels may soon be overwhelmed with pharma companies’ content, but is it a good idea? Pharma companies have policies that heavily restrict their use of social media and limit their ability to benefit from the wealth of data that could accompany it. What about social media options?

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Novo’s obesity drug has serious warnings and barriers to overcome

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SUMMARY: The media headlines promise weight loss for diabetes patients, but Norvo’s new drug is in the same class as other drugs and carries many warnings. Can diabetes patients really stay adherent to a drug for 63 weeks in which 85% of patients report GI side effects and will insurance cover the cost?

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What’s the most significant change in DTC?

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The days of someone seeing an ad for a prescription drug and rushing to ask their doctor about it have replaced the quest for more information, usually online. Today patients and caregivers want to know more about the product’s side effects and cost, and they also want to hear from current patients.

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Online health seekers after the pandemic

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Nobody will see an online ad for a prescription drug and ask their doctor about it without doing some research first. Pharma websites, more and more, are becoming less relevant when it comes to intent to ask their doctor about a new drug because they too often are hard to read and don’t answer patients’ questions.

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DTC Study: Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs

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It’s more about weighing the benefit against the potential side effects. Diabetes patients, for example, rely on social media to see what others are saying about new treatments, while psoriasis patients want to know the differences between treatments. Their doctor was a distant second.

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DTC marketing is an oxymoron

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Product websites are stagnant, and online health seekers are going elsewhere to learn about your medication’s side effects and cost. A website and TV commercials are not enough to get patients to ask for a prescription medication especially when fair balance lists side effects like cancer.

Marketing 265
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The immediate future of DTC

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Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. It needs to be a total digital marketing integrated effort that considers social media and third party websites like patients like me. Some are, but most aren’t. Having just a website is not enough.

Doctors 296