Kudos to Consultants
Word On Health applauds Alan Gillies, Director of the UK firm – L2L Consulting. His recent article Professional Pharmaceutical Consultants Represent A Crucial Bridge To Success, highlights the...
View ArticlePreferred Health Care Resource – PC or PCP?
Patients and caregivers are empowering themselves in record numbers when it comes to managing their own health and the health of their families. According to new data from Manhattan Research the...
View ArticleGood News for Pharma
According to the latest IMS figures, the pharmaceutical industry can expect annual growth of 5 -8 % over the next five years. This equates to an increase of almost $300bn and means the global industry...
View ArticleNew Perspective on Pharma- Physician interaction
Despite ever increasing regulations, and even though some institutions and medical societies have adopted policies that limit or ban such practices, new research shows that most physicians and...
View ArticleBroken promises & fresh starts
SRxA’s Word on Health can’t help but wonder how Abbott employees are feeling today after learning that 3,000 jobs are to be cut. According to Bloomberg, the corporate axe will fall as part of the...
View ArticlePrescriptions, Physicians, Patients and Payers: Let the battle commence!
Last week the FDA announced that it wants to remove obstacles to America’s most commonly used drug treatments. If the Agency gets its way, some drugs used to control chronic conditions, such as high...
View ArticleCould “No See” docs be doing a disservice to patients?
One of the biggest challenges facing any Pharma rep is the increasing number of doctors who won’t see them. Every week, more and more physicians are restricting, and some even eliminating, their face...
View ArticleRehab for Ruined Reputations?
After 25+ years working in or for the pharmaceutical industry, I’m probably one of its greatest supporters. I’ve witnessed the impact that pharma R&D has on the lives of patients, the benefits that...
View ArticlePharma Under Fire for Fair Balance Failings
Uh oh! Seems like the Pharma industry is in trouble again. Research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that family physicians receive “little or no information” about...
View ArticleDeath of the Pharma Sales Rep?
We’re not feeling a whole load of Christmas cheer among the pharmaceutical industry this festive season. First came the news that GSK is phasing out all payments to doctors and will no longer be...
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