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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. This is leading to excessive costs to out healthcare system and something needs to be done. In another words our diet is killing us.

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

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Marketing to doctors, physicians, surgeons, and other health care professionals can be extremely challenging, complicated, and expensive. What’s more, most doctors work in a hospital or multilocation medical practice, making it even more challenging to identify key decision-makers. Step 1: How to Define Your Doctor Audience .

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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. DTC marketers spend a lot of time and money gaining insights into patients and caregivers.

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What should DTC do?

World of DTC Marketing

Consumers would ask their doctor about an advertised prescription drug in a perfect world. Most patients said they had done more research online or talked to other patients about their experience before asking their doctor about the brand. Is it because the DTC team and agency believe it will lead to more Rxs?

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What’s the most significant change in DTC?

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The days of someone seeing an ad for a prescription drug and rushing to ask their doctor about it have replaced the quest for more information, usually online. As interest in these products spikes, it’s evident that the drug companies are choosing to remain silent, which leads to more people getting false or harmful information online.

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“Take off the gloves” for COVID anti-vaxxers

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We thought that the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the FDA would lead to a lot more vaccinations, but anti-vaxxers are already coming up with excuses such as “it’s a money grab by Pfizer” and “I have a strong immune system, I don’t need the vaccine.”

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A realistic view of healthcare in 2022

World of DTC Marketing

More and more patients demand a level of service they want with the increased costs of health insurance premiums. 2wo: Telehealth will find use among patients because of convenience – No need to go to the doctor to ask for an Rx renewal and, in some cases, a new Rx. Here are things I believe are more realistic.