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The Demise of the Blockbuster Model in the Life Sciences

May 12, 2010 at 4:03 PM by David Chapin

Lately there has been a lot of press expressing concern about the fact that the pharmaceutical industry runs on a blockbuster model. The stock prices of the major pharmaceuticals are taking hits because of the looming patent cliff. There is a great deal of pressure for pharmaceutical companies to amend the model…
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To Lower Health Care Costs, Ban DTC

March 1, 2010 at 12:10 PM by David Chapin

The old saying: “50% of my advertising works, I just don’t know which half” is actually overly optimistic. When it comes to drug advertising to consumers the real figure may be a lot closer to zero.

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When Tighter Regulatory Scrutiny Leads to Better Lifescience Marketing, Something is Seriously Wrong

February 11, 2010 at 9:34 AM by David Chapin

When the FDA monitors marketing claims VERY closely (for example, when marketing a pill, potion or med device) the result can be some very effective marketing (e.g, Advair, Viagra, etc.). On the other hand, there are cases in which the FDA is concerned not with marketing claims but only with the work product (e.g., labs, CROs and service providers that have to submit data to their sponsors and the FDA).

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Is DTC Worth the Trouble?

November 23, 2009 at 1:10 PM by David Chapin

US pharmaceutical companies spent an estimated $3 billion on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising in 2005.

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