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Janita Good

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COVID-19: Therapeutics Under Investigation

Janita Good looks at some of the therapeutics currently under investigation and the issues they have highlighted in the context of a pandemic.


Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Optimizing next-generation sequencing for precision oncology trials

This article explores how optimizing next-generation sequencing (NGS) in oncology trials can enhance patient identification, boosts efficiency, and enables diverse recruitment.


Marcella Milliet Sciorra

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The Importance of Responsible and Transparent Communications in Pharma Marketing

Pharma marketing strategies that are both socially and ethically responsible can build long term success for the life sciences industry.


Jeremy Bahr

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Payers Believe Lowering Drug Prices While Improving Patient Access Is Possible—but There’s a Catch

Value-based price for access (VBPA) may increase access of specialty drugs for patients.


Trista Bridges, Gilda Sala, Rune Sølvsteen

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Are You Ready for the Telemedicine Revolution?

A new patient journey is emerging. Gilda Sala, Trista Bridges, and Rune Soelvsteen offer easy steps to future-proof your company’s approach.


Andrew Parece

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Reducing Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors: The ABCs of ASP for Part D

Outlining the steps to a payment approach for Medicare Part D drugs that provides savings for patients.


Vistex

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Gross-to-Net is not just a process but a way for business growth

Defining what Gross-to-Net mean and why it is important to Life Sciences companies; Identify who in the company benefits in utilizing information from GTN; Get insights to successfully define and manage GTN process


Naveen Sharma, Head of Digital Business & Technology in Cognizant’s Life Sciences practice

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In life sciences, the metaverse opportunity knocks

Here are three mindsets for pharma companies to adopt now to reap the rewards of early action in the metaverse.



Millie P. Arora

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Thriving ‘Beyond the Pill’: Closing Key Gap in Patient Support

Why pharma needs to focus on improving—not just extending life.


Blake Shewey, Brand Insights Contributor, President, Snow Companies

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The Three Core Ingredients of Lasting Patient Engagement

Biopharma marketers use experience to grow brands into fixtures in patient discourse


Hannah Brown & Elizabeth Baynton

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Challenges of Patient Engagement in Atopic Dermatitis

Hannah Brown & Elizabeth Baynton explore the atopic dermatitis patient-doctor dynamic and identify opportunities to optimize patient outcomes.


David Bower

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Prospective Measures to Combat Rising Drug Prices in Germany

This article provides an overview of potential tools being explored in Germany by Health Insurance Funds to better control drug prices and healthcare spend, offering insight into which measure may be implemented.


Joe Petroziello

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The Future of Periodontal Treatment

Advancements in periodontal disease could make way for expansions in the dental space and other medical fields.


Chris Leggett

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Remote Reliance: The Rise of Oncology Home Care

While hurdles remain, home healthcare could deliver better patient-centered cancer care—providing improved outcomes, enhanced quality of life, and reduced strain on resources.


Kevin Tse

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Biopharma Needs a Health System Strategy to Secure Optimal Market Access

In today’s pharmaceutical market access landscape, payers are not the sole decision-makers in utilization management development.


Devesh Verma and Rebecca Lorenzo

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Patient-Centricity in Biopharma: Selling Health Versus Pills

Devesh Verma and Rebecca Lorenzo outline some the challenges and potential solutions to building a patient-centric culture


Lise Stevens

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IDMP in a COVID Context

Lise Stevens explores what difference the ISO IDMP (Identification of Medicinal Products) data standards would have made in a COVID-19 context — in applications ranging from pharmacovigilance adverse event reporting and electronic prescribing to falsified medicines control.



Jose-Carlos Gutiérrez-Ramos, PhD

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Why the Pandemic is Rewriting the Biopharma Rule Book

Changes necessitated by COVID will drive unprecedented transformation of industry.


Shying He

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China’s 2022 NRDL Outlook

The 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List will see more pressures for new inclusions on the one hand, and more certainties for renewals on the other. At the same time, the process is becoming more interactive and transparent.



Rob Besse, Senior Vice President, Principal, Archbow Consulting

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Fair Market Value vs. Current Market Leverage

How pharmaceutical manufacturers should consider their Fair Market Value cost assessment compared to their negotiation leverage when contracting for distribution services


Amy Houck

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A Brand Game-Changer? TikTok and Pharma Marketing

It’s time for pharma brands to recognize the potential of TikTok as a promotional platform and develop a strategy to not only stand out but make an impact.


Ellen Kelsay

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Climbing Health Care Costs Result in Elevated Employer Vigilance

Soaring healthcare costs show little sign of slowing in 2024, with concerns growing about the affordability of medications and medical services.


William Mobley

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Are We Forgetting to Develop Vaccines for Diseases other than COVID?

It's time to apply the same COVID-19 urgency to other devastating diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, write Andrea Pfeifer and William Mobley.



Sara Baker

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3 ASCO Insights for Pharma Communicators

The world’s largest cancer research meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, recently convened in person in Chicago after two years of being held virtually. Sara Baker and Kristine Austria Fan of Marina Maher Communications provide their takeaways from the meeting.


Paul Newman

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Building Pharma and Lab Spaces in New Jersey 2021–Adapting to Changing Needs

NJ can regain leadership in pharma by offering modern lab spaces for biotech and other lab-based growth companies.


Christopher Savage

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Key Factors Attributing to a Successful Product Launch

What the c-suite should consider in today’s marketplace.