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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. Here are some myths around DTC marketing: 1ne: DTC ads result in patients asking for prescriptions they don’t need. They research the drug online and ask their physician about it if they decide it’s a treatment option.

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How Government Healthcare Can Prevent Global Illness

Salesforce

A few years ago, when I was working as a new physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, I joined a Meetup group focused on design and tech in the healthcare space. The problems afflicting the health industry are especially prevalent in government systems, which are slowed by political gridlock, budget constraints, and inertia.

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UK approves prescription-only melatonin drug for childhood ADHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

Melatonin has a prescription-only status and is strictly regulated in the UK, making this the first time it has been approved for use in this indication. In July 2019, the MHRA held up Colonis for sending a letter to physicians advertising the off-label use of the drug in children and those with renal impairment.

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Our abysmal health care system

World of DTC Marketing

Researchers found that physicians don’t think very highly of health insurance companies and believe they’re putting patients at risk with policies such as prior authorizations ahead of filling prescriptions. Health insurance policies are stressing many physicians out.

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How to Market to Doctors, Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals

Healthcare Success

Marketing to doctors, physicians, surgeons, and other health care professionals can be extremely challenging, complicated, and expensive. Today's traditional and digital marketing technologies offer unprecedented opportunities to reach physicians and other health care professionals cost-effectively—and at scale.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

World of DTC Marketing

Value-based healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid based on patient health outcomes. Prescription drugs costs are just a small part of healthcare costs (11%). This has to be upsetting to employers experiencing riding employee healthcare costs.

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Dr. B: Expanding the business model from COVID vaccines to antiviral medications

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Cyrus Massoumi, founder of Dr. B, tells us about his online platform that makes physician assessment readily available to patients and provides access to COVID-19 therapeutics that may otherwise be difficult to obtain. “We are currently focused on offering a convenient way to get prescriptions. The platform.

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