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A Pharma Marketing Pioneer, Sander Flaum, Passed Away

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He was an experienced sales and marketing professional. He founded and managed Flaum Navigators, an agency that focuses on sales and marketing. He then launched Flaum Navigators in 2004, which was a consultancy that sought to help clients embrace innovation in medical sales and marketing.

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The Dark Side of KOL Relationship

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While building and maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and thought leaders is an essential part of a pharmaceutical sales representative's job, there have been cases where reps have misused their relationship with KOLs to influence prescriptions. Another example is the case of Purdue Pharma and the opioid crisis.

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Specialty pharma’s next big opportunity: it’s time for patient access to adopt an open protocol

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Along their journey, specialty pharma patients interact with a series of siloed institutions: clinics, specialty pharmacies, copay program vendors, patient assistance programs, nurses, etc. To diagnose the problem facing specialty pharma, a brief history lesson is in order. Visa’s attempted $5.3 Many are still making the transition.