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Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton |
From the Editor: Undecided People are buying drugs, because companies are selling drugs. Interfere with the selling process, and people won't buy as many drugs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Musacchio & Hunkler |
More Than a Game of Keep Away The Prescribing Data Restriction Program takes effect in July. The AMA explains how individual doctors can keep their prescribing habits safe from reps, and how pharma can keep using the anonymous data -- if the industry polices itself. |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2009 Arlene Weintraub |
The Fight Over Drug Data Mining Prescription-data collector IMS's legal drama unfolds in a battle over privacy and free speech, and could be headed to the Supreme Court |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
IMS Health: Where The Best Medicine Is Data Drugmakers have come to rely on the company's inside track on the prescriptions doctors write. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 Scott Hull |
Back to the Future? Some states want to block access to doctor-level prescribing data. And the AMA helps members keep prescription records away from sales reps. An "old timer" remembers how he sold before databases came along. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 |
Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 |
Marketing to Professionals: Resource Allocation A Stanford professor schools pharma on professional marketing. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2011 Frank Vinluan |
GSK's New Drug Marketing Model: Pharma Reps As Educators, Not Sellers The conversation between sales reps and doctors today is vastly different compared to one year ago. |
Managed Care August 2006 Martin Sipkoff |
Off-Label Use Often Presents Conundrum for Health Plans Insurers recognize the clinical importance of off-label prescribing, but criteria are needed to avoid over-utilization. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Diane West |
Spend Trends 2007: Hang 10 Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Hits Its First Decade: Dr. Dot-Com... Digital Detailing... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Mike Iafolla & Steve Greco |
Under the Influence The number of influences that affect physicians' prescribing has increased and rep saturation has reached the tipping point, resulting in "customer fatigue." Companies must now take into account a plethora of influences when planning their sales and marketing efforts. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: The e-Bandwagon The federal government is driving e-Rx adoption by establishing standards that Medicare drug plans will have to adopt by 2009, and HHS officials are pushing to make this happen much earlier. |
Managed Care February 2007 MargaretAnn Cross |
How Much Trouble Does Health Care Marketing Cause? Whether for drugs, imaging, surgery, or emergency services, direct-to-consumer advertising sparks lively debate. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 10, 2014 |
Obama Policies Reshape Pharma Marketing Health reform initiatives promote transparency, challenge reimbursement, writes Jill Wechsler. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Zimmerman & Fay |
Marketing to Professionals: Dr. Ambassador The pharma industry is under siege in the news media. Smart companies must create a role for physicians as ambassadors who can raise patient confidence in drugs and the pharma industry as a whole. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Boschwitz et al. |
Track Patients, Not Prescriptions Why pharma companies reject anonymous patient-level data, and why they can't do without it for long. |
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 Arlene Weintraub |
Cracking Down on Pharma Swag Several medical centers are barring their doctors from accepting freebies like pens and lunches from any vendor. Here's why. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
Through the Looking Glass Pharma relations with researchers are critical for developing new technology, and reformers will discourage inappropriate relationships by making any links to pharmaceutical marketing known to all. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 David Duplay |
Marketing to Professionals: A Sample Plan Sure, pharmaceutical e-sampling can save money. But there are plenty of other reasons to use it. |
Managed Care July 2000 John Carroll |
Physicians Reconsider Taking On Pharmacy Risk They've been burned here in the past, but physicians - and the HMOs that they contract with - may have learned some lessons. |
Nutra Solutions June 1, 2005 |
Hidden Drug Costs Up to five salespeople from the same company may call on the same doctor about the same product. Drug makers spend over $7 billion on such calls each year, compared to $4 billion on direct-to-consumer advertising. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Nickum & Kelly |
Missing the Mark(et) Pharmaceutical companies spend billions on data. Sales reps crowd the waiting rooms. So why is the doctor out? |
BusinessWeek February 5, 2007 |
The Doctor Won't See You Now A host of forces is now converging to clamp down on hard-driving, gift-toting pharmaceutical pitchmasters who have been ambushing physicians for the last decade. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2009 Brittany Agro |
The New Sales Force The arms race is over, and it's time to reinvent pharma sales. Here's what forward-looking companies are experimenting with, and how it's working. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton |
From the Editor: Take Your Seat There's a lot to accomplish in the pharmaceutical industry. But considering what the industry has done in 25 years, it's not impossible. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
The Supremes Shape Pharma A number of important decisions from the Supreme Court will affect drug marketing, research, and regulation |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Jason Hogg |
Marketing to Professionals: Diagnosing MD Behavior A centralized database allows pharma marketers to truly know doctors. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky |
Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers. |
CRM May 3, 2004 David Myron |
Vertical Focus: Pharmaceutical Firms Find a Spoonful of CRM Helps the Sales Pitch Go Down Ad campaigns create a pull-marketing effect, bringing patients into doctors' offices with product-specific questions. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Philip A. George |
Backpage: Under Surveillance Doctors and consumers don't doubt that pharma benefits society. But in the eyes of the public, industry efforts to monitor postmarket safety come up short. |
Managed Care October 2004 Tony Schueth |
Formulary Standards Key To E-Prescribing Success Electronic prescribing needs standardization before it's adopted by the masses. Start with the format of formulary databases. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2007 Kim D. Slocum |
Opinion: Trigger Points Timing is everything. But when is it right? As pharma begins to confront the looming issue of sales-force downsizing, execs should keep an eye on six factors that can help answer that very question. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jon Zifferblat |
China: Business as UNusual If there is one market that requires a click on the 'refresh' button, it's China. General Biologic provides a snapshot of what's ahead for Big Pharma in the country |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Mittman & Secor |
Direct to Consumer: Perpetuating Prescribing Myths Misleading language in direct to consumer drug ads leads to patient confusion and the frustration of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2006 Nappi & Rodgers |
Marketing to Professionals: Streamlined Scheduling Better scheduling of sales visits can increase doctors' receptivity to pharmaceutical reps. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Patrick Burns |
Sales Management: A Sample Plan One of the pharma industry's most important promotional tools is also one of its least understood. Here are new approaches to measuring the impact of sampling--and giving reps the tools they need to use samples better. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Lena Chow |
Docs of Shanghai They're short on status, pay, and respect, but China's young doctors hold keys to the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical market. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark |
New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Breitstein & Armstrong |
Fixing the Sales Model Pharma's new commercialization strategy is, uh, in the works. But what did you expect? Getting it right takes time. |
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Plans, PBMs, Employers Prod Docs To E-Prescribe Widespread adoption of electronic prescribing is inevitable, yet physicians still resist. Various coalitions and initiatives are trying to make adoption easier. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 |
Sewing Up New Sales Simple, elegant lines are the backbone of any good design, including a new sales model. Get that right, and your model can be tailored to fit any customer. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 Brian Lawler |
Eli Lilly's Dose of Disclosure The pharmaceutical pledges public reports of its dealings with doctors. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 LeVine & Zucker |
Marketing to Professionals: Professional Promotion Through Patient Understanding Patient-feedback programs can go a long way in helping physicians understand which drugs work. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers |
The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Politics & PDUFA Pharma companies will assess health reform, negotiate user fees and keep an eye on federal prosecutors in the year ahead. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 |
Thoughtleader: John Bailye, Dendrite John Bailye talks about the growth of pharmaceutical sales force automation - and about the latest technology to find its way into the rep's arsenal: phone-based SFA. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Pollock et al. |
Appropriate Prescribing of Medications: An Eight-Step Approach These eight steps, along with ongoing self-directed learning, compose a systematic approach to prescribing that is efficient and practical for the family physician. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Ray Altieri |
Return on Opportunity Conventions synergize all communications vehicles and create a total impact on the market: advertising, Web presence, programs, detailing, and non-prescription sampling. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jeff Brady |
Sales Management: Spending Under Scrutiny Five states have already mandated that drug companies track, control, and report their marketing and sales spend directed at healthcare professionals, and many more states have legislation pending with distinct requirements. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 David Quigley |
The Death of a Sales Model? These days, learning to strategically do more with less can keep your sales force performing at a high level. |