Category Archives: patient education

Cracking the Adherence Nut: Drug Delivery

By Guest Blogger | Published: April 18, 2012

Chris Evans, West Pharmaceutical Services, and Ed Geiselhart, Insight Product Development, consider the importance of drug delivery systems in facilitating patient adherence. No two patients are alike, but drug-makers may not consider how different a single patient’s perspective can be when viewed over time. A patient’s progress through disease management is a journey, and perceptions change [...]

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Obamacare's Effect on Drug Spending

By Ben Comer | Published: April 4, 2012

Provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) drove out-of-pocket costs down, while increasing drug spending among 19 to 25-year-olds in 2011, according to research published on Wednesday. The decline observed in overall out-of-pocket spending last year was the “first on record,” and was “largely related to the introduction of the ‘donut-hole’ subsidy for Medicare Part D [...]

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Rare Disease Day: Spotlight on Solidarity

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: February 28, 2012

Patients, policymakers and pharmaceutical companies are uniting around rare diseases on the rarest of calendar days, presaging a leap forward in health outcomes and business opportunities. Aligning humanistic objectives with business incentives is often the sine qua non of effective community activism. This year’s Rare Disease Day – hosted in the US by the National [...]

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ePharma Summit: Less Proselytizing, More Results

By Ben Comer | Published: February 7, 2012

At the digital marketing-focused ePharma Summit in New York this week, many of the problems and frustrations related to the “big three” – Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – were hashed out for umpteenth time.

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The Rising Clout of the Patient

By Guest Blogger | Published: January 9, 2012

by Sarah Krüg In 2011, the patient’s clout as a stakeholder was firmly established, as reflected in several industry conferences. What’s next for the patient in 2012?

Also posted in Events, Meetings, Patient Communication, Strategy, Technology, leadership, social media | Tagged e-Patient Connections Conference, patient communication, patient groups | 1 Comment