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Medical Sales Strategies: How to Drive Doctors’ Recommendations

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Medical Sales Strategies: How to Drive Doctors’ Recommendations Medical sales are a set of activities and skills whose purpose is to influence health care professionals to recommend or prescribe a product. Selling to private practice doctors is different than selling to healthcare organizations.

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The Weight Loss Medication Dilemma: A Physician’s Perspective

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Survey any physician if they’ve been asked by a patient about a prescription weight loss medication and you’ll hear a resounding “yes.” If you ask physicians where they think patients heard about these medications, I predict they’ll say from an influencer. 1 I predict this number will only steadily increase.

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HCPs use of digital

World of DTC Marketing

When visiting a doctor, it’s pretty common to see a doctor going from room to room with laptops. More and more, I am hearing that pharma is NOT part of the digital conversation while talking to other doctors and going to independent health resource sites. Trying to “sell” physicians is not the answer anymore.

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DTC as part of an integrated strategy

World of DTC Marketing

The research showed that patients wanted to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects. Patients who experienced side one or more side effects were more likely to delay or stop treatment. Most physicians are trained in medicine and rely on their experiences to understand patients.

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What Physicians Want from Pharma—And Where—During Diagnosis and Treatment

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For life sciences commercial teams, effectively engaging physicians and supporting them with education on the evolving science around products and conditions requires a deep understanding of physician content needs and channel preferences. physicians across 15 specialties, treating more than 95 conditions. Among all U.S.

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There are instances when TV (DTC) is NOT a good idea

World of DTC Marketing

OPENING: TV is great at creating awareness, but it can also scare patients away if one of your side effects is “may lead to death.” ” I understand that DTC marketers are in love with TV even though it’s becoming less effective. .” On top of these side effects is the common side effect of diarrhea.

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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

World of DTC Marketing

Today, people don’t see a DTC TV ad and run to their doctor to ask for an Rx. They research the drug online and ask their physician about it if they decide it’s a treatment option. ” Patients want to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects before starting therapy.

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