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Dear FDA: WTF?

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SUMMARY: The FDA wants to look at how certain brand names affect consumer and health care providers’ perceptions about the efficacy and the medical conditions for which they’re indicated. This is just another example of how clueless the FDA is regarding patient behavior and prescription drugs. The post Dear FDA: WTF?

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The FDA and Aduhelm: WTF?

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SKIMMERS SUMMARY: Jefferies analysts found doctors have shown strong interest in prescribing Aduhelm for about 35% of early-stage Alzheimer’s patients with mild cognitive impairment after surveying 50 U.S. neurologists or psychiatrists currently treating about 12,000 Alzheimer’s patients. government. Natalie Shure, The New Republic.

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Should pharma be in the app business?

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So should pharma be in the app business? The average cost to make an app ranges from $80K – $250K+, depending on what type of app you want to create: Simple apps cost up to $80,000. ” An app can help patients manage their chronic conditions but there are a lot of variables. This is new to pharma.

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Edelman Trust Barometer raises questions

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Trust, for example, in physicians is still relatively high. Most patients completely trusted their physicians “to put their needs above all other considerations” (69%). Physician trust in the U.S. Physician trust in the U.S. But do doctors trust the system? What does this mean for DTC and HCP marketing?

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Pharma has a long way to go

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I’m hoping a new leader can restore the CDC and FDA’s trust and that the nationwide vaccination problem can proceed, but there are bigger issues. Long after COVID is a bad memory, the pharma industry will still be making more and more mistakes in the name of profits. The media loves to pick on pharma companies.

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What is pharma’s responsibility for online health information?

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This is one area where pharma companies can restore trust and excel. . So what is pharma’s role in providing online health information? Right now, people don’t come to pharma websites unless DTC drives them for a specific product. Over 75% of Americans use social media to research their health symptoms. .

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Why DTC isn’t, and is, marketing

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But, in pharma marketing, the changes affect every product category. DTC pharma marketers must acknowledge that people’s days of seeing a TV ad and running to their doctor to ask for the product are all but gone. While trust in the pharma industry got a bump because of COVID vaccines, confidence about new drugs remains mixed.

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