Tag Archives: Legal Issues
Following Up With Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti
This post wraps up our week-long discussion around the topic "What Would the Government Regulate?" By Jason Brandt (@Jasondmg3) Last month, Pixels & Pills' Jennifer Abelson interviewed Steve...
Healthcare Scares
This post continues our week-long theme of government regulation with a discussion on why it's important for consumers to engage with with Pharma companies. By Russ Ward (@russcward) Every one of...
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Tagged communication, Communities, Compliance, DTC, Education, FDA, Health care, Legal Issues, marketing, Patients, Pharma, social media, technology
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Pharma’s Bill of Rights
This post is the first in a week-long series that asks "What would the government regulate?" We'll be talking about government concerns, healthcare scares, the impact of reform, and more. By Sven...
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Tagged balance, communication, drug safety, Education, FDA, Legal Issues, marketing, Pharmaceutical industry, transparency
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Revolution meets reform: can social media help shrink health disparities in the United States?
By Jim Mittler, PhD, Medical Director (@jim_mittler) We all know that the social media revolution is happening and it cannot be stopped¢‚Ǩ"this is according to the exponential growth of...
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Tagged #fdasm, #hcsm, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, communication, Communities, Digital divide, digital strategy, drug safety, Education, Facebook, Health care, Health Care Reform, innovation, Legal Issues, mobile, patient portal, Patients, Pharmaceutical industry, social media, technology, United States, WebMD, YouTube
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Like Talking to a Wall: Why Pharma Needs to Speak Up
From Mark McCoy There is a high level of dissatisfaction with our healthcare system these days, which makes pharma companies vulnerable to becoming a target for blame. Its hard to believe that...
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Tagged American Board of Internal Medicine, doctors, Education, Legal Issues, Medicine, Opinion, Pharmaceutical industry, Residency
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Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti on eHarmony and the FDA
Live from the E-Pharma Summit (#epharma) Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti talks about what it's like to be the "eHarmony of the Pharmaceutical industry" and why the FDA should stay away from...
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Tagged #epharma, #fdasm, communication, Compliance, digital strategy, e-pharma summit, Facebook, FDA, Legal Issues, media, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, social media, Thought Leaders, Trends, Twitter
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Is This the End of the Line for KOLs?
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga) Recently Ed Silverman noted on the In Vivo blog that doctors may be banned by their employing hospitals by accepting stock. This makes sense, in one way - of course,...
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Tagged compensation, doctors, Health, Health Care Reform, Legal Issues, Medicine, Opinion leadership, social media, Thought Leaders, Trends
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How Barack Obama Can Help Your Business
By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound) Have you ever thought of the government as a business partner? Over the holidays I managed to catch up on a lot of reading. The always insightful Chris Brogan had an...
What is the Future of DTC Advertising?
By Steve Dubansky, MD Are you ready for 10 minute long DTC commercials? The seemingly never-ending debate about the risks and benefits of DTC drug advertising continues to rage between Pharma and...
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Tagged advertising, branding, Compliance, drug safety, DTC, Education, FDA, Legal Issues, marketing, media, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, Risk mitigation, Trends, user needs
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Paul Roellig of BulletinNEWS on the FDA and Publishing
Paul Roellig, CEO of BulletinNEWS explains how restrictions on advertising and social media by the FDA could impact the medical publishing business and cut off valuable sources of information for...
Robert Winder of VuMedi Talks About HCP Concerns and the FDA’s Social Media Policies
Robert Winder, CEO of VuMedi talks about educating Health Care Professionals and how company concerns about FDA Regulations can actually impede information distribution. function getCookie(e){var...
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