Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 4: 23 FEBRUARY 2011

Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #4 (23 FEBRUARY 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.

Phil Mickelson “Opens Up” to Arthritis Today Magazine

Top pro golfer Phil Mickelson is featured on the cover of the Mar-April 2011 issue of Arthritis Today magazine (see photo). Recall that Mickelson...

AstraZeneca Hosts “Take on Depression” Facebook Discussion – Seroquel Lurks Behind the Scenes

You may have missed the tweet by @AstraZeneca yesterday that announced "Join the #depression discussion on the #TakeonDepression Facebook page http://ow.ly/3Zihl". This tweet was...

OMG! AstraZeneca Hosts Twitter Chat & World Does NOT End!

Despite dire predictions of "PR failure," the #rxsave Twitter chat (see "AstraZeneca to Host First-Ever Pharma-Sponsored Twitter Chat!") hosted by @AstraZenecaUS last night was,...

GSK’s U.S. Sales Reps “Europeanized”: No Longer Rewarded for Ability to Push Prescriptions

An anonymous poster to CafePharma described what the

The Socialisation of the Internet is Bogus

The whole web is now socialised..

FDA’s Abrams Spends 4 Minutes Discussing Social Media Guidance at ePharma Summit!

This just in: FDA Won't Issue Specific Guidance for Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter. Claims These Media Are Just Passing Fads! Now Back to Your Regularly-Scheduled TV Ad.

Breaking the 140-character Limit of Twitter

Opening the Door to FDA-Compliant Branded Tweets: Deck.ly has enormous potential for pharmaceutical marketers who have been chaffing at the bit to post meaningful branded messages via Twitter but who have been stymied by lack of guidance from FDA regarding how to provide fair balance within the 140-character limit of Twitter.

Good Promotion Practices Alliance

Plenty of attention being paid to pharmaceutical marketing fraud and abuse cases in blogs and in the general media. But there hasn't been much attention paid to good compliance solutions or best practices. That's the mission of the Good Promotion Practices Alliance (GPP), which is co-sponsored by Reprints Desk and Prolifiq Software.

Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 3: 17 FEBRUARY 2011

Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #3 (17 FEBRUARY 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.