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Social Media is dangerous for patients

World of DTC Marketing

They are part of a pattern on Facebook of ads that make misleading or false health claims targeted at cancer patients. Pharma, for the most part, has been dabbling in social media. Of course, the biggest issue question is should pharma even be on social media given the amount of fraud and false information?

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Can pharma really leverage social media?

World of DTC Marketing

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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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. ” 2wo: “Try this.”

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Pharma’s paid media fails

World of DTC Marketing

At the center of The Citizen Browser Project is a custom web browser designed by The Markup to audit the algorithms that social media platforms use to determine what information they serve their users, what news and narratives are amplified or suppressed, and which online communities those users are encouraged to join.

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Social media and DTC

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Social media continues to be used by online health seekers, but there is also a high level of health misinformation. Using social media for DTC can be effective if you have a story to tell in short messages. Still, DTC marketers should be aware of what’s being said around certain health conditions via social media.

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Even on social media “listen to the doctor”

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The media still hasn’t, for example, differentiated between testing positive for COVID and getting sick from COVID. He is easy to understand, but, more importantly, I trust his information over any media outlet. The post Even on social media “listen to the doctor” appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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Patients are using social media — clinical trial experts can learn from that

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Why an alliance of industry leaders is exploring the potential of social media as a treasure trove of real-world patient experience insights.

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