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Can Herbal Alternatives Ease the Economic Burden of Weight Loss Drugs?

MedCity News

For patients who may be unable to afford the high cost of GLP-1 obesity drugs or are worried about the side effects, it’s important for healthcare providers to offer education on herbal alternatives and consider these as part of the broader treatment conversation. appeared first on MedCity News.

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DTC Study: Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs

World of DTC Marketing

It’s more about weighing the benefit against the potential side effects. Still, we’re finding that people are more interested in potential “side effects,” especially a side effect that compromises their immune system or causes GI upset. In the past, the cost was a key issue.

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What’s the most significant change in DTC?

World of DTC Marketing

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. 2wo: DTC marketers must be better prepared for possible obstacles to asking for an Rx and have content developed to inform and educate. What will DTC marketers do then?

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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

World of DTC Marketing

3hree: DTC marketing minimizes the side effects of prescription drugs – One of the top pages within prescription drug websites continues to be “safety information.” ” Patients want to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects before starting therapy.

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Health literacy is a huge problem

World of DTC Marketing

When patients receive written health communication materials that don’t match their reading level, patient education is not effective. Last week, I helped a college-educated person understand the risks of prostate cancer as he had many questions and just wanted information “in plain English.”

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Can pharma really leverage social media?

World of DTC Marketing

The types of professional content on Facebook that physicians are most likely to engage with include continuing medical education opportunities (37%) and physician online community information (31%). According to MedData Group, 72% of physicians surveyed were active on Facebook weekly, and 38% were active on Instagram and LinkedIn weekly.

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

World of DTC Marketing

It has to persuade patients to sign up for some heinous side effects. ” Novo Nordisk put “feet on the street” within 72 hours of Wegovy’s approval, sending what it calls “educators” into doctors’ offices around the US. ” But there are two potential problems.