Another Pharma CEO Bites the Dust!
Bristol-Myers Squibb Chief Executive Peter Dolan will leave the company effective immediately, according to a Wall Street Journal report just published (see "Bristol-Myers Ousts...
Pharma’s Black Knight Parties On!
Welcome to Peter Rost's World!I first learned of Dr. Peter Rost, as most of us did, back in June, 2005 when he appeared on...
Have a Party!
Pharma's Black Knight Parties On!Dr. Peter Rost, Pharma's Black Knight, is having a blog party all day Sunday, September 10 over at his blog.See...
Health Literacy – Words Fail to Tell the Story
As reported in the Washington Post: "A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics found that most adults have intermediate health literacy....
Merck Management Is “Exonerated”
It was the Vioxx "scandal" that started me on this blogging journey nearly 2 years ago. The third post to this blog was entitled...
Polypill: Predicted Here First!
No sooner did I predict new Rx drug pills that combine 3 or more brands into one pill (see "Caduet, Smaduet! Add some wood...
Web DTC Video: Boon or Bane?
I have noticed recently that more and more Rx drug Web sites like www.caduet.com and www.rozerem.com are using video clips.The new use of...
Pay-(FDA)-Per-(Pre)View of DTC
Last November, I posted information about AstraZeneca's proposal that the FDA review ALL DTC (direct-to-consumer) ads prior to running them (see "AstraZeneca's Risky Proposition").AZ...
Numbers
Rx drug company salaries are decreasing while biotechnology company salaries are increasing. The numbers don't lie: expect much more biotech marketing in the years ahead. If nothing else, these VPs have to justify their salaries!
Pharmacy TeleStocking
Astute Development Group (ADG), a global provider of technology telemarketing and IT sales lead generation programs, manages pharmacy stocking from afar.
