A Pharma Sales Rep and a Used Car Salesman Walk into a Bar…
Before they can even sit down and order their drinks, the bartender says "Let me guess. You guys are salesmen, right?""Yes," says salesman #1,...
What’s Next: Ban Free Drug Samples?
Sometimes, if you want to find the next "crisis issue" that the pharmaceutical industry will face, you don't have to go any further than...
Counter-counter Detailing
The South Carolina Medicaid Academic Detailing Program, aka SCORxE, which stands for South Carolina Offering Prescribing Excellence, was featured in a recent Time Magazine...
It’s Official! Pharma is in a Recession
What do you think?Is the Pharma Industry in a Recession?YesNoNot sureNot yet, but soonMay not be a recession, but it's hurting!
Rethinking the Value of DTC Advertising
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) advertising is often defended by the drug industry as beneficial to the public's health because it motivates people to visit their doctors....
“Friendly” Pharma Sales Reps Earn More Bucks with Fewer Sales Calls!
Did you know that the average pharmaceutical sales rep earned $94,200 in total compensation in 2007, compared with $87,500 in 2006? This was an...
New Image for alliconnect Blog: Skinny Women
"The official blog of GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli diet drug franchise has suddenly adopted a decidedly different voice," points out Jim Edwards over at BNET's Pharma...
FDA Intern Says Obama’s Ad is More Pleasing!
In a previous post, FDA Intern asked readers to take part in a little demonstration of the "Affect Misattribution Procedure" that the FDA proposed...
FDA Intern Learns All About the “Affect Misattribution Procedure”
Yes, it's FDA Intern! Strange visitor from an Ivy League school who came to FDA with powers and ability far beyond those of Janet...
