In Focus Articles

Social media's strengths as source of info

May 01, 2012

FDA issues may deter drugmakers from engaging in social media, but that's no excuse to ignore what audiences are saying on these platforms
 

A shot over pharma's bow on co-pay cards

April 01, 2012

Community Catalyst has declared war on prescription co-pay cards and coupons, calling the sales tools nothing more than kickbacks and bribes.
 

Komen Foundation nurses damaged brand

March 01, 2012

Why the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's previously unassailable brand in healthcare fundraising may have sustained some permanent damage.
 

The factors behind WebMD's sale attempt

February 01, 2012

News of WebMD's planned sale—since aborted—surprised many observers.
 

Since Vioxx, hard times for pharma R&D

January 01, 2012

Everyone in biopharma knows that manufacturers are spending more to develop drugs that earn less than they did ten years ago, but a new study has put some eye-popping numbers on the industry's dwindling returns.
 

Despite ad push, HPV vax awareness flags

December 01, 2011

A little over half of US girls ages 13 to 17 have not gotten even one dose of the HPV vaccine
 

Companies react to Facebook's open walls

November 01, 2011

After Facebook's decision on August 15 to enforce open walls on the site's pharma pages, companies had two options: close down their pages altogether, or let the public openly comment on their products.
 

Why KOLs are up on Eliquis bloodthinner

October 01, 2011

Oral anticoagulant Eliquis (apixaban) has demonstrated superior efficacy and bleeding profile to standard warfarin therapy. Barring any bombshells, that should be enough for this agent, being developed by Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb, to get US approval and form a compelling sales narrative in the warfarin-alternative market, analysts say.
 

FDA says device process should remain

August 15, 2011

The FDA is moving cautiously on a call by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to scrap the approvals process for many medical devices.
 

App guidance puts pharma out of focus

July 15, 2011

FDA issued draft guidance on mobile medical apps, focusing narrowly on those programs that augment regulated medical devices or turn mobile devices into medical devices.
 

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Five industry experts advise specialty pharma company on digital strategy

April 20, 2012

Specialty pharma company POZEN assembled a crack team of experts to help shape its digital strategy. Not only did POZEN share with us the text from their contributions, but you can watch exclusive video clips of their valuable perspectives right here.
 

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