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The hottest pharma product is Lilly’s diabetes drug, hyped by the media as helping patients lose weight. Most of the media stories, however, leave out the possible drug sideeffects, which are serious. Will the target audience see this drug as a solution to losing weight and minimizing sideeffects?
More conversations are happening on social media, and pharma seems to be immune to the conversations. One consistent learning from ALL the research I have been involved in is that patients pick up when death is listed as a sideeffect and stay far away from the product. Agencies are equally responsible for bad DTC TV.
It’s more about weighing the benefit against the potential sideeffects. Diabetes patients, for example, rely on social media to see what others are saying about new treatments, while psoriasis patients want to know the differences between treatments. Cost is not that big of an issue for people who have health insurance.
Product websites are stagnant, and online health seekers are going elsewhere to learn about your medication’s sideeffects and cost. A website and TV commercials are not enough to get patients to ask for a prescription medication especially when fair balance lists sideeffects like cancer.
As social media has become a more integrated part of our lives, influencer marketing has exploded. Google Trends has reported that the top search terms for Wegovy besides weight loss are “Wegovy cost” and “Wegovy sideeffects.” ” Can influencers persuade people to ask for Wegovy?
What really surprised me was the use of social media to research Rx drugs. Some people complained about sideeffects, but there were many more questions about when to take medications and how to get help with costs. ” Given the era of “fake news” and sensational media headlines, I can certainly understand that.
First, there is the misinformation on the web, and second, there is a fear of drug sideeffects that are applied because of the drugs used to treat and prevent—the pandemic. 4our: Use social media to listen to your audience and develop a content plan based upon their comments/concerns and questions. 7even : Beware the PR trap.
Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common sideeffects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.
The research showed that patients wanted to understand how the drug works and the potential sideeffects. Patients who experienced side one or more sideeffects were more likely to delay or stop treatment. HCPs want to understand their patients better as insurers require better patient outcomes.
” According to media headlines, I’ve been following the “buzz” around the new diabetes drugs that promise weight loss. While there is a segment that sees the drug as a “quick fix” to lose weight, others are skeptical and want to know more about sideeffects and costs.
In particular, they are much more focused on the health implications of the vaccine (for example, sideeffects, ingredients, speed of the vaccine development process)—they want to know it is safe and they want to see that others are safe after receiving the vaccine.
Drug sideeffects are among the most talked about in social media, and patients are more concerned about sideeffects. They may not be willing to risk potential sideeffects like pancreatitis. Even the main channel media is reporting contradicting information on COVID vaccines.
2wo: Social media, especially Twitter, has become a great source for patients researching prescription drugs. Even though most of the posts are personal and a lot are potentially bogus, what is the effect of someone saying, “the drug made me sick to my stomach”? .” Social media provides a great tool for listening.
To mitigate distractions such as excessive music, the FDAs guidance requiring DTC prescription drug ads on TV and radio to communicate key sideeffects, risks, and contraindications of a drug in a clear, conspicuous, and neutral (CCN) manner must be complied with as of November 20, 2024.
We also see a decline in trust in social media posts about branded prescription drugs. 4our: Online paid media – DTC marketers continue to write big checks to Google for paid serac even though the analytics tend to be poor. Social media is great for potentially reaching HCPs but not online health seekers.
While sideeffects are anticipated with prescription weight loss medications (77% of physicians said their patients experienced sideeffects) an eye-opening 65% reported that their patients stopped taking the medication as a result of sideeffects. Reference: 1.
What I’m seeing is an increase in the use of social media for online health-seeking. What people seem to be interested in are drug sideeffects vs. efficacy. Some medications to treat minor health problems may not require in-depth research, but others lead to online health-seeking behavior.
It needs to be a total digital marketing integrated effort that considers social media and third party websites like patients like me. HCP’s want to ensure they are aware of the risks and possible sideeffects of new therapies. Having just a website is not enough. Let’s be clear about pharma product websites.
In trying to save the product, Biogen’s reputation was trashed by FDA advisors, HCPs, and the healthcare media. 2wo: The competition’s MS drugs were better – The MS market is lucrative, and competitors launched products that were better than Biogen’s with fewer sideeffects discussed by the MS community online.
patients, and caregivers, are very active on social media and often reach out to each other to compare treatments and OTC products to help manage their M.S.
While the media is focused on drug prices, they fail to see the thousands of people in R&D believe they can develop new therapies to help overcome chronic health issues. The media loves negative news. More and more people want to see change in the workplace, and they are risking their careers to bring about that change.
Pharma still wastes way too much money on paid media rather than investing money in usability studies and other valuable tools to keep online health seekers at their websites.
The MS community, which is very active on social media, complained about the sideeffects of Biogen’s drug while praising new competitors’ drugs. They spent millions on a new corporate campus in downtown Cambridge and believed their PR. Trouble was on the way, though.
With all the misinformation on social media around health, one could certainly see why more people are online health seekers. They’re going online to learn about sideeffects, costs, and benefits. It’s ironic because pharma will spend a lot of money on paid media, but not content people want.
Social media is part of our online lives, but too many people believe what they read regarding health information and prescription drugs. I’ve spent a lot of time mining social media data for clients to show what people are saying about their products. So what is the purpose of DTC? Pharma websites need to evolve.
What happens when someone loses the will to live because they are tired of dealing with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs that have nasty sideeffects? We think that medications can help, but social media is full of posts from people who report quality of life-altering sideeffects.
6ix: Online health seekers have become savvier and are checking your claims via social media. I was surprised, as were our clients when late last year a number of people said they read that the sideeffects of a new diabetes medication were “terrible” When probed they all offered posted personal experiences on social media.
When consumers stay at home amid broadly disruptive events, their media consumption rises nearly 60% — and even more in some cases, according to a Nielsen data analysis. What are the sideeffects? ” Larger patient populations benefit from TV, while smaller ones will benefit from more targeted advertising.
While some media outlets are saying that a COVID-19 vaccine can help pharma’s reputation I believe that is wishful thinking. The FDA needs to eliminate the need for fair balance for online ads because nobody is going to ask for a drug without first knowing the product’s sideeffects.
It involves not only your product website but also what other patients are saying about your product in social media. To ignore social media trending topics around your brand is a huge mistake. This is especially true in an era when social media stories are not credible.
Since that time, Biogen’s MS drugs have faced intense competition as MS patients continue to vent on social media that the Biogen drug has nasty sideeffects. After the CEO departed the sinking ship, new management pinned all their hopes on the Biogen drug for Alzheimer’s.
The question that the media is asking is “will consumers trust a COVID-19 vaccine?” When a vaccine is finally approved, and one will be, there are going to be several challenges: 1ne: Convincing people the vaccine is safe and effective. Whose is better at protecting us and which one has the least amount of sideeffects?
If, for example, the buzz on social media is about a sideeffect of your drug, you should act quickly with the facts that address online health seeker needs. A good hire is someone who knows that the industry has to change and has the management experience to get it done versus someone who will “just do the job.”
DTC marketing will be less about “selling” as opposed to helping patients understand their treatment choices with clear language of sideeffects as applied to real-life scenarios. Pharma needs to experiment with ways to help patients and caregivers instead of “buy us.”
Lilly’s new diabetes drug is being talked about all over social media because of its weight loss properties, but what’s not mentioned is that it requires a diet modification and has sideeffects that can cause more severe health issues.
Social media : Facebook and LinkedIn offer tailored targeting for healthcare professionals and patients. Include required disclaimers and sideeffect warnings. Social media promotions. Google Display Network, pharma-specific websites, and social media platforms like LinkedIn are effective. Absolutely.
In fact, brands that offer educational content and clear value propositions outperform those relying solely on traditional media buys. Websites, social media, mobile apps, email newsletters, and even podcasts play pivotal roles in todays multichannel marketing plans. This ensures relevance and boosts engagement rates.
AI may predict the questions patients and physicians have about a drug or its sideeffects. Basically, the AI integration monitors social media content around certain keywords and the call center and recommends content be added to the website. Using AI to anticipate questions can help DTC marketers prepare content for patients.
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