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Marketing to physicians

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QUICK READ: Reaching physicians with key brand messages isn’t hard, but the online landscape has become crowded with many players. By far, Medscape is still number one in physician reach , and medical journal advertising has been proven to result in more branded Rx’s. million physicians worldwide, in multiple languages.

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The continued shame of pharma

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Nationwide, prescription drug spending last year is estimated to be $328 billion among all payers, including private insurance, Medicare Part D, and patients’ out-of-pocket expenses. Still, the pharma industry is fighting hard to keep it off the table. Pharma is a very profitable industry. The secretary of the U.S.

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HCPs sound off on pharma marketing

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We just finished talking to over 200 hundred HCPs about pharma marketing and salespeople to measure any differences since before the pandemic. Trust in pharma did not decline, but they don’t want to be told about the data via charts; they want the ability to read the data for themselves and talk to other HCPs about the data and drug.

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PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits

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Such warnings “constitute the pharma response in literally every instance since 1906,” the first drug regulation agency was created, said Dr. Aaron Kesselheim. It also raises healthcare costs for public and private insurers alike. The post PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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The futility of banner ads

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So why is pharma wasting so much money? Display is an incredibly low-effort way to spend your marketing budget, whether trying to reach physicians or patients. The question then becomes, “why are pharma brands still using them?” Research has shown that only 35% of digital display ads received views.

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DTC as part of an integrated strategy

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That information should be shared with HCPs and insurers to understand better the barriers and opportunities of treating patients. HCPs want to understand their patients better as insurers require better patient outcomes. Most physicians are trained in medicine and rely on their experiences to understand patients.

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Prediabetes numbers shocking

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” When I stopped exercising because of a broken bone, I gained some weight, and my insurance company did send me a letter about the dangers of weight gain, but it was a form letter, and there was no follow-up. Where does pharma come into this battle?