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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

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SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. Here are some myths around DTC marketing: 1ne: DTC ads result in patients asking for prescriptions they don’t need. They research the drug online and ask their physician about it if they decide it’s a treatment option.

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UK approves prescription-only melatonin drug for childhood ADHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

Melatonin has a prescription-only status and is strictly regulated in the UK, making this the first time it has been approved for use in this indication. In July 2019, the MHRA held up Colonis for sending a letter to physicians advertising the off-label use of the drug in children and those with renal impairment.

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

Healthcare Success

Marketing to doctors, physicians, surgeons, and other health care professionals can be extremely challenging, complicated, and expensive. Today's traditional and digital marketing technologies offer unprecedented opportunities to reach physicians and other health care professionals cost-effectively—and at scale.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

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Value-based healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid based on patient health outcomes. Prescription drugs costs are just a small part of healthcare costs (11%). This has to be upsetting to employers experiencing riding employee healthcare costs.

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

World of DTC Marketing

But before the company can make Wegovy mainstream, it has to convince doctors to prescribe it and insurers and governments to pay for it. Payers also face hurdles, so patients must obtain permission before filling a prescription. Lamanna anticipates it could take two to three years to change the minds of primary care physicians.

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Dr. B: Expanding the business model from COVID vaccines to antiviral medications

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Cyrus Massoumi, founder of Dr. B, tells us about his online platform that makes physician assessment readily available to patients and provides access to COVID-19 therapeutics that may otherwise be difficult to obtain. “We are currently focused on offering a convenient way to get prescriptions. The platform.

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The Future of Health Care

World of DTC Marketing

The system floods the streets with drugs from fraudulent prescriptions. By keeping money local, employing modern best practices, and leveraging supportive local, state and federal government, health care can prove twice as effective at half the price. Incentives allow carriers to keep 30%-40% of the money they get back from fraud.

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