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AstraZeneca’s Brilinta

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · News, Opinion

By Dan Bobear (@dbobear)
Now that AstraZeneca’s experimental blood thinner Brilinta has been given the green light by an advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, they need to prepare for the next hurdle they face: usurping category leader, Plavix, which is slated for generic availability sometime next year.
Most critical: changing physician prescribing behavior.
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Patient 2.0: The Hospital

March 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Knowledge, Opinion

In a recurring series, Patient 2.0 posts look at what goes on outside the marketing company and the exam room. Where are the other links in the healthcare chain and how can digital technology help them?
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
We’ve talked about the pharmacy, the outpatient center, even the medicine cabinet, in terms of where the [...]

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Dave deBronkart is “e-Patient Dave”

February 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · News, Opinion

Live From the E-Pharma Summit (#epharma)
Dave deBronkart, Co-Chairman of the Society of Participatory Medicine provides some unique insight in to the patient’s approach to digital media and healthcare.

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The Doctor’s Office 2.0 is Here

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Knowledge

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
We’ve written in the past about 2.0 experiences, how digital tools can make almost every aspect of the patient experience better. Well now some of our hypotheticals are starting to become reality.
Zocdoc is a new online service (currently in beta) that allows users to find a doctor or dentist and (better [...]

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How to Connect With Physicians Via Social Media

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion

By Russ Ward (@russcward)
We knew we weren’t the only ones thinking about this. Over on his Digital Influence Mapping Project blog, John Bell has some interesting ideas on how Pharma companies can connect with HCPs by creating listening posts.
It very much reflects our own thinking that Pharma can play a valuable roll in collecting, aggregating [...]

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