FDA Develops a Mobile App for Reporting Drug Shortages. But Wouldn’t an App for...

FDA/CDER launched its first and only mobile app on iTunes: DrugShortages (see logo on left). The iTunes blurb suggests the public would find this information...

In a Major Turnaround, FDA Now Requires “Low-T” Drug Label Changes & Safety Studies:...

FDA characterizes today's Safety Announcement requiring label changes for drugs that treat "low testosterone" merely "an update to the FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA...

A KOL By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sour

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of medical experts (physicians who could be deemed genuine experts) believe the pharmaceutical industry should replace the term Key Opinion Leader...

Lack of Adherence: A Haiku for Pharma

HealthPrize, a company that offers rewards to patients who take their medications, challenged ePharma Summit attendees and Twitter followers (hashtag: #epharma) to a Haiku...

Impact of mHealth on Adherence and Patient Outcomes Needs Improving. How “Open, Crowdsourced” Data...

A study just published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) concludes that "there is potential for mHealth tools to better facilitate adherence...

I’m a Pundit, Yes I Am!

Andrew Spong, a pundit writing for STweM blog, just dissed pundits in an opinion piece titled "Pundits, prognosticators, philosophers, and practitioners: the exotic species...

Millennials Trust Pharma Social Media, Mobile Apps & Advertising a Hell of a Lot...

According to findings released today from the Fifth Annual Makovsky/Kelton “Pulse of Online Health” Survey, the percentage of Americans who trust pharma-sponsored social media...

Where Have All the “Really Good” Marketers Gone?

My blogger friend Rich Myer asked this question on his New Media and Marketing Blog: "Where are all the really good marketers?" "Did you ever get...

Why Pharma Marketers Can’t Be Trusted to Correct 3rd-Party Misinformation About Drugs Online

In its draft guidance titled "Correcting Independent Third-Party Misinformation About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices," the FDA writes: "If a firm voluntarily corrects misinformation in...

Can You Trust Patient Rankings of #Pharma Corporate Reputation?

Can You Trust Patient Rankings of #Pharma Corporate Reputation?