Patient Detailing at the Point of Care

There are several new strategies and solutions available to pharmaceutical marketers that are designed to increase the education quotient of pharma marketing communications. One such solution is wireless Webpad developed by Phreesia for deployment in doctors' offices.

The Evolving Impact of Anti-Spam Legislation on Online Marketers

In the last year the FTC has issued regulations that set forth additional requirements under the federal CAN-SPAM act that you should be aware of.

cDetailing: Addressing the Consumer Education Gap

Consumer Detailing by Medsite is a novel rich-media online consumer disease education and drug information program.

Saving Public Merck

Kevin Hassett, director of economic policy studies at the conservative American Enterprise Institute and sometimes economic adviser to Republicans, suggested in a commentary that...

Ethical Pharma Marketing: Oxymoronic?

The Industry Veteran (a pseudonym) over at The Health Care Blog yesterday wrote a piece that criticized pharmaceutical marketing and concluded that "Pharma has...

Pharma Image Makeover Tactics Unconvincing

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that "the pharmaceutical industry is undertaking a makeover of its public image." (See "Stung by Public Distrust,...

Merck Changes Tactics, Lawyers Too

In the wake of last week's verdict in the first Vioxx liability case (see Merck Found Negligent!, Jury as Focus Group, and Merck science...

Are Pharma Ad $ Moving Online?

Tris Hussey over at Rx Market Share Blog sees an upward trend in pharmaceutical marketing and advertising online (see "Pharma looks online for relief")....

Merck science “like wah, wah, wah”

As reported in yesterday's Wall Street Journal ("Merck Loss Jolts Drug Giant, Industry"; 8/22/2005). the jurors in the first Vioxx liability case dismissed the...

Jury as Focus Group

While Merck is pre-occupied planning its appeal of last week's judgment against the company in the first Vioxx liability case, it is hoped that...