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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 sideeffects and cost, and they also want to hear from current patients.
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Product websites are stagnant, and online health seekers are going elsewhere to learn about your medication’s sideeffects and cost. A website and TV commercials are not enough to get patients to ask for a prescription medication especially when fair balance lists sideeffects like cancer.
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.
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Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common sideeffects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.
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