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Social media and prescription drugs: A study

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QUICK READ: A two-month analysis of social media and prescription drugs found the number one reason online health seekers use social media is to share and ask questions about medication side effects. ” – Patients were sharing experiences of switching to, or starting, prescription drugs.

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Can pharma really leverage social media?

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Tik-Tok, Instagram, and other social media channels may soon be overwhelmed with pharma companies’ content, but is it a good idea? Pharma companies have policies that heavily restrict their use of social media and limit their ability to benefit from the wealth of data that could accompany it. What about social media options?

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What’s the most significant change in DTC?

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Today patients and caregivers want to know more about the product’s side effects and cost, and they also want to hear from current patients. I’ve been watching the new “diabetes weight loss drugs” on social media, and the conversation has been robust. What can we learn from this?

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Uniqueness if pharma DTC

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In addition, the patient journey is different for each product category and audience. Some will lead to more online research, while others may not. The hottest pharma product is Lilly’s diabetes drug, hyped by the media as helping patients lose weight. Marketers need to know how and why patients went on therapy.

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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

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Yet the media has led with “diabetes drug leads to major weight loss” Will doctors inform patients? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today.

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DTC as part of an integrated strategy

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DTC marketers spend a lot of time and money gaining insights into patients and caregivers. That information should be shared with HCPs and insurers to understand better the barriers and opportunities of treating patients. The research showed that patients wanted to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects.

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There is some really bad DTC on TV

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More conversations are happening on social media, and pharma seems to be immune to the conversations. ” Then there is a spot for a drug for cancer patients that has a forgettable name. Any DTC marketer who believes it actually leads to new Rx’s is living in fantasyland. There is a lot of bad DTC out there, folks.