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Social media and prescription drugs: A study

World of DTC Marketing

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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Uniqueness if pharma DTC

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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. Most of the media stories, however, leave out the possible drug side effects, which are serious.

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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. 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.

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The biggest waste of digital media spending in pharma

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Many companies allocate an exponentially more significant percentage of their marketing budget to paid media over organic search. However, many brands are unaware of the waste inherently included in paid media. According to Pew Internet, “two-thirds of all health seekers (64%) have looked for information about prescription drugs.

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Influencer marketing in pharma

World of DTC Marketing

As social media has become a more integrated part of our lives, influencer marketing has exploded. People are turning to their favorite Instagram stars, Twitter personalities, and YouTubers for advice and recommendations on purchasing decisions, but does this apply to prescription drugs? The answer is “maybe.”

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There is some really bad DTC on TV

World of DTC Marketing

More conversations are happening on social media, and pharma seems to be immune to the conversations. One consistent learning from ALL the research I have been involved in is that patients pick up when death is listed as a side effect and stay far away from the product. Agencies are equally responsible for bad DTC TV.