FDA Has Many Hurdles to Overcome in its Effort to Stem the Current Opioid...
The FDA has made many efforts to deal with the current opioid addiction crisis. The latest is the establishment of a "Opioid Policy Steering Committee." Some of these efforts may have...
Advances in Genetic Medicine May Be Outpacing Some Clinicians’ Understanding, But Pharmaceutical Marketers Can...
Almost two decades after the human genome was sequenced, a trickle of new genetic medicines (i.e., those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered...
Farewell Pharma Friends! Beware of the PharmaGovernment Complex!
It's my 71st birthday and I decided it's a good time for me to move on to a new role. Unbelievable, right? John "PharmaGuy" Mack is seventy-one years old!
Also unbelievable is...
The Forgotten eHealth Code of Ethics
Recently, I was sorry to see that the eHealth Code of Ethics, which I helped create back in 2000, was not included in the list of references to an article about...
5 Trends That Will Shape Pharma Marketing in 2021
Originally Published by Intouch Group
Throughout the year 2020, pharma marketers were forced to explore new strategies in order to keep up with the many evolving trends. Pharma marketers have quickly learned...
Tactical Overload…Building a Linear & Cohesive Brand Plan
Overview:
Frequently teams complicate brand plans by focusing on breadth tactics over depth of insight. Often it would be best to limit the focus, through a richer understanding of what is...
Sexy Reps Sell Rx Drugs
"Known for their athleticism, postage-stamp skirts and persuasive enthusiasm, cheerleaders have many qualities the drug industry looks for in its sales force," according to an article in today's New York Times...
Merck May Know How to “Engage,” But It Certainly Does NOT Know How to...
"Here’s your first weekly e-mail from MerckEngage®" was the subject line of an email message I received today. The introduction says: "Whether it's eating healthier, being more active, taking medicine, or...
How DO You Pronounce “Boehringer Ingelheim”?
Yesterday, while at ExL's 6th Annual Public Relations & Communications Summit, I discovered that I was NOT the only person who had difficulty pronouncing "Boehringer Ingelheim," the name of a well-known,...
What’s WOTY?
WOTY stands for Woman of the Year. I am excited to share a little bit about what the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association’s WOTY event of 2022 is and my personal experience. Words...
