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Foodsmarts’ New Program Allows Doctors to Prescribe Produce Just as Easily as They Can Medication

MedCity News

Foodsmart is rolling out its new program that enables doctors to refer their patients to Foodsmart’s dieticians and healthy eating platform, as well as write prescriptions for healthy food just as easily as they might a normal pharmacy prescription.

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Our abysmal health care system

World of DTC Marketing

First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic. The result:?

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Online health seekers after the pandemic

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Online health seeker numbers are still very high, indicating that people are doing their research first before asking for a prescription drug. Online ads for prescription drugs are unique. Nobody will see an online ad for a prescription drug and ask their doctor about it without doing some research first.

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Is DTC effective?

World of DTC Marketing

According to a study in the Journal for American Board of Family Medicine “respondents (76%) said they were likely to ask a health care provider about advertised drugs; 26% said they had already done so. Online research is used to evaluate new prescription drugs. A great example of poorly timed DTC is Humira.

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Getting an Rx does not address health problems

World of DTC Marketing

Imagine a medicine that reduced the death rate of breast cancer and risk of recurrent breast cancer by 50% lowered the risks of colon cancer and type 2 diabetes by two-thirds, and those of heart disease, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s’ disease by 40%. Why don’t doctors have the “the talk”?

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Not All Medicines in Malaysia Need a Prescription

Contrarian Sales Techniques

Did you know not all medicines in Malaysia need a prescription? You know how we’re always told to see a doctor before taking certain medicines? Some medications that are supposed to need a prescription – like antibiotics – can still be bought over the counter at smaller pharmacies. Is it the right medicine?

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Edelman Trust Barometer raises questions

World of DTC Marketing

But do doctors trust the system? Patients in the US want to see a broader sense of urgency in the development of new medicines for non-COVID conditions relevant to their own lives. However, the public is aware that they may need prescription drugs to manage chronic health conditions. Physician trust in the U.S.