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Warren Ross

 
 

Recent Articles

The pharma PR dilemma

February 15, 2010

Call it the law of unintended consequences or the perfect storm or a bad hair day or any other cliché you can think of, but as 2009 came to a close we once again faced a cluster of bad news for the pharma industry.
 

Warranties for healthcare?

December 16, 2009

American consumers are used to warranties. If you buy a TV set and it stops working within a specified time, you can ask for a replacement or to have it fixed.
 

Death of the public option

October 15, 2009

Mr. Ross, when you headed KPR Informedia, did you submit articles to medical journals that were ghostwritten?
 

Is pharma ready this time?

August 14, 2009

Pharma and biotech companies are competing to have enough vaccine on hand for the next swine flu (H1N1) outbreak. They missed the one last winter and spring, and their response has uniformly been: We'll be ready next time.
 

Latest FDA guidance may require copy testing

June 15, 2009

What the FDA euphemistically calls "guidances" are usually received by industry with something less than cheers. Despite the name, the guidances are often perceived as directives to be ignored at your peril.
 

The magic of IT

April 15, 2009

Again and again you see the statement that information technology will not only avoid medication errors but stop (or even reverse) the upward trend of healthcare costs.
 

The dilemma of the pens

February 16, 2009

As of the first of the year the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA code) forbade the distribution of such goodies as pens or mugs with product logos.
 

Good job

January 15, 2009

I remember the pleasure I took in watching my children learn to climb stairs.
 

Notes from rehab

November 15, 2008

No, not that kind of rehab. On October 4 I had a stroke.
 

Pens and doughnuts

October 13, 2008

Disclosure: My father and mother were both physicians so I obviously have a pro-doctor bias.
 
  

Web Exclusive

Angelina Jolie's fearless but flawed message

Paul Oestreicher, Ph.D. May 17, 2013

Angelina Jolie's story raises important questions about education, outreach and access—but her nod to holistic treatments is less helpful
 

Podcasts

How to engage even the busiest physicians

March 04, 2013

Sponsored by TRUE Health + Wellness. The increasingly demanding schedules of healthcare professionals continue to narrow the window of opportunity for pharma sales teams, and, as a result, marketers are focusing more on non-personal promotion. However, there's a lot more to it than simply bombarding physicians with brand messages, as Anne Stroup, Managing Director at TRUE Health + Wellness, explains to MM&M's James Chase in this special podcast presentation.
 

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

An entertaining look at the extraordinary lives and careers of the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's 2013 inductees: Peter Frishauf, Dorothy Philips and David Labson. Clips produced by JUICE Pharma. 

Slideshows

MAHF 2013: Honors Class

A gallery of images from the 2013 Medical Advertising Hall of Fame induction dinner