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After protests, pharma industry reaches 'landmark' drug spending deal with UK government

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s drug pricing policy, the pharma industry has secured a new government spending deal featuring a higher revenue cap and an innovative drug-friendly rebate mechanism. s drug pricing policy, the pharma industry has secured an improved government spending deal. After blasting the U.K.’s After blasting the U.K.’s

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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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Too many patients aren’t filling their prescriptions. Here’s how the industry can change that.

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Medication adherence is a large and growing challenge for pharma companies, healthcare providers and the patients they serve. In the U.S. Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. Engaging patients from the moment a drug is prescribed can help.

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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

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For many, these coupons represent the difference between filling a prescription and going without lifesaving care, but there is a lot more here than just a co-pay coupon. Pharma companies have very little control over patients’ prices for their Rxs. Let’s take a step back for a minute.

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A new era of pharma marketing?

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Just 13% of people trust the pharma companies they interact with. If pharma is going to leap to a new era of marketing, they have to get to know their audiences. Some believe that these behaviors won’t translate to prescription drugs, but that would be a mistake. The post A new era of pharma marketing?

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Misjustice benefits pharma

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Doctors, 99% of whom were acting in good faith, determined the total volume of prescription opioids that pharmacies ordered from defendants and dispensed pursuant to those prescriptions,” Faber wrote in his opinion. The post Misjustice benefits pharma appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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Uniqueness if pharma DTC

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Pharma DTC marketing is unique, and drug marketers need to think more about the journey from awareness to requesting an Rx. The hottest pharma product is Lilly’s diabetes drug, hyped by the media as helping patients lose weight. The post Uniqueness if pharma DTC. appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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