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Health sites' sly tactics stir privacy advocates to petition FTC

Pharmaceutical advertisers use an array of tactics to gather information about online health seekers in a way that is unfair and deceptive, consumer advocates have charged in a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
 

FROM THE MAGAZINE

DDR on DTC: Prilosec

AstraZeneca has proven repeatedly that DTC drives business. They were among the earliest innovators with their DTC launch for Prilosec more than 10 years ago.
 

Sorvinos plug Lantus in web effort

Sanofi-Aventis launched a Lantus-branded "diabetes awareness campaign" featuring Paul and Mira Sorvino.
 

Online behavior varies by condition type, stage: study

Consumers looking for diabetes information online respond to different tools and website functionality than, say, people looking for information on cancer or heart disease, a new study found.
 

Actos ads call for Avandia switch

Takeda ran newspaper ads urging readers to switch to its Actos from rival Avandia after the GlaxoSmithKline drug was hit with FDA marketing restrictions due to safety concerns.
 

Social media should connect patients with doctors

One definition of social media is public conversation between private individuals.
 

Pfizer, Lilly reveal ED TV plans

Pfizer and Lilly shared their schedules for Viagra and Cialis ED ads with the Parents Television Council, which published them on its website so that parents bothered by the spots could shield their kids from them.
 

Antidote: cancer treatments

There is an ongoing revolution occurring in the treatment of cancer. Unfortunately, it is easy for the public to miss the growing excitement for the new targeted therapies and vaccines because of the typical news media fascination with bad news rather than good.
 

Special Reports

Patient Marketing Report: Thinking Past the Pill

Pfizer is investing heavily in adherence, putting patient support programs on equal footing with some of its drugs, Matthew Arnold reports
 

Global Report: Advertising that Travels

Languages, cultures and federal regulations aside, is marketing pharmaceutical products outside of the US all that different? Ben Comer talks global strategy with the experts
 

Advertitis: The Search for a Cure

All too often in pharmaceutical advertising, somewhere between the initial idea and the finished product, the communication—and the originality—disappears. Ross Thomson and Craig Sponseller, MD, explain why it's essential for creative and medical to work seamlessly together
 

The Age of Engagement

There's more to patient programs than simply telling folks what to do. Ben Comer looks at ways to drive actions
 

Making Marketing Dollars Count: Made to Measure

In an age of accountability, where every dollar counts, Deborah Dick-Rath talks to industry insiders about how they can make a measurable difference in their marketing mix
 

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