Category Archives: patient education

Measles Outbreak in UK: Why We Need to Maintain a Balance of Communication Power

The current UK measles outbreak reminds us that, as far as healthcare communication is concerned, the voice of the people is not necessarily the voice of God, writes Reflector. The localized outbreak of measles in the UK is alarming in more ways than one. There can only be sympathy for the victims of this sudden return [...]
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Ad Agency Encourages Pharma Marketers to Reboot

People tell you who they are, but we ignore it – because we want them to be who we want them to be. – Don Draper At the beginning of the Reboot Camp – held at New York City’s Alexandria Center on April 12 – Intouch Solutions’ CEO Faruk Capan declared the days of Don Draper [...]
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Mapping Opportunities with the Non-Physician Prescriber

They write 92% of their prescriptions without consulting a physician and are often the first provider a patient sees, and yet nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants and other non-physician prescribers (NPPs) are still somehow overlooked by pharma as an opportunity to drive sales. A GSW Worldwide report titled The non-physician prescriber will see you now points [...]
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PharmExec's 2013 Brand of the Year

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Changing the DNA of Pharma Patient Adherence Programs

by Grant Corbett Epigenetics is the study of changes in human gene expression, in particular from environmental factors.  Pharma is also experiencing epigenetic change.  Human genes are formed from DNA, which are instructions much like a blueprint.  Similarly, the environment is changing pharmaceutical DNA and how brand marketing is instructed.
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