Pfizer’s Latest Lyrica DTC Ad Should Be Cited By FDA as Misleading
Do you have "chronic widespread MUSCLE pain?" That's the question asked in a Lyrica direct-to-consumer (DTC) print Ad in a recent issue of Prevention...
Abbott Fetes Barred Cardiologist with High Cholesterol Pig Roast
Practically every week I read amazing stories about stupid, immoral, unethical, or illegal activities perpetrated by the pharmaceutical industry. Stories that are bolstered with...
Viagra Website Goes Dark!
No, Viagra.com hasn't been the target of "distributed denial of service" attacks by "unknown hackers," nor has Amazon pulled the site from its servers...
Are You Serious?TM A Good Example of Why Pharma Brand Managers “Love Its” TV
Many pharma marketing experts wonder why pharmaceutical marketers spend approximately 70% of their DTC advertising budgets on expensive TV advertising when they might get...
New Media, New Ways to Track You. Online Ad Technology is One Step Ahead...
Citing privacy concerns, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection will hold a hearing tomorrow (December 2, 2010) on the...
Pfizer’s SamplesDirect eSampling Program
Pfizer has become the latest drug company to offer doctors the option of using the Internet to order free samples of its drugs, a trend illustrating the diminished role of sales representatives, whose ranks continue to decrease. The service is called SamplesDirect.
Ad Execs Not Viewed as Innovative By Americans Says AstraZeneca Survey
Sorry to break this to you, but Americans don't think advertising executives are very innovative. The AZ survey shows that Americans think advertising executives are only as innovative as teachers, but much less innovative than doctors, artists, engineers, or scientists.
New Media Privacy Issues & Online Health Marketing
Recently, online privacy issues have been in the news as Congress exams whether it should enact legislation requiring a do-not-track function in Web browsers to allow consumers to opt out of the extensive data collection by Internet companies. This article is a summary of A Center for Digital Democracy complaint filed with the FTC and a review of the issues. The article also includes a compilation of more than two dozen 'innovative
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 9, #10: DECEMBER 2010
Welcome to the DECEMBER 2010 issue of Pharma Marketing News. This is the Executive Summary. This executive summary includes links to ALL the DECEMBER 2010 articles.
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 9, #10: DECEMBER 2010
Welcome to the DECEMBER 2010 issue of Pharma Marketing News. This is the Executive Summary. This executive summary includes links to ALL the DECEMBER 2010 articles.














