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Prescription drug marketing misconceptions

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Another TED talk on the evils of prescription drug marketing was filled with misinformation as usual. The disconnect between consumers and prescription drug marketing has grown quite a bit. What about marketing to doctors? The other issue is a payment to physicians. Physicians listen to other physicians.

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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

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SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. The voices in Washington DC are once again calling for a moratorium on DTC marketing but lawmakers need to understand what DTC marketing actually does as upped to what people believe it does. DTC ads raise awareness around health conditions.

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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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Influencer marketing in pharma

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The word influencer was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2019, but influencer marketing is nothing new. Scandals, fake followers, bot technologies, and the pandemic crisis converged have put a halt to influencer marketing growth and tarnished the public view of influencers as a whole. bil­lion in 2021.

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Reaching HCPs online

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Zoom Rx recently polled HCPs and found 78% of physicians want to maintain some contact with pharma reps. I reached out to three HCP marketing people at different pharma companies and asked them for their feedback on this survey. So is the future of HCP marketing digital? 1ne: Medscape – Still number one with physicians.

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The fairytale of DTC TV ads

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Using the same ads to advertise prescription drugs repeatedly is a waste of money and doesn’t lead to sales. A Prevention Magazine study dated had prescription DTC ads as being 7% effective in driving new Rx’s. Despite the number of DTC conferences, there isn’t any one magic formula for successful DTC marketing.

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Amazon’s big gamble

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billion acquisition of One Medical, a primary care provider with 188 offices in 25 markets nationwide but are they making a strategic move or a mistake? Telehealth has a future, but one could argue that physicians need to see patients firsthand to diagnose and evaluate patients. So let’s diagnose Amazon’s purchase.

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