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DTC Study: Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs

World of DTC Marketing

TV spots are the number one way people learn about new pharma products. 3hree: Pharma product websites are not listed as a top online health resource even when looking for information on a specific product. 8ight: The number one way people learn about new pharma products is via TV.

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Online health seekers after the pandemic

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Online health seeker numbers are still very high, indicating that people are doing their research first before asking for a prescription drug. Online health seekers trust pharma products but find product websites hard to read and inconsistent with their needs. Online ads for prescription drugs are unique.

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The right balance in DTC: Tv versus digital ads

World of DTC Marketing

The shift to digital advertising doesn’t make sense when pharma product websites don’t meet consumers’ needs. TV is still the best way to introduce a new product provided it has a big audience. There is a direct correlation between pharma product website traffic and TV ads for new products.

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Another reason change is needed at FDA? Fair balance

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Pharma TV ads drive people online to search for more information. Safety pages on Pharma product websites continue to have high utility. Only requirement in TV ads should be for “boxed” products. Prescription drugs are not the same as items found in a grocery store. ” They go online to learn more.

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Product launch metrics are changing in pharma

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Today, colossal budget product launches are not returning the same ROI as before. Product launches are going to need to be micro-targeted to specific audiences. What is the definition of a successful pharma product launch? HCPs are more interested in all the data than the data that pharma wants them to see.

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Is DTC effective?

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According to a study in the Journal for American Board of Family Medicine “respondents (76%) said they were likely to ask a health care provider about advertised drugs; 26% said they had already done so. 2wo: Consumers are not blindly going to ask for/about an advertised drug. Today people go online to learn more about the drug.

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Getting an Rx does not address health problems

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Pharma websites provide the prescription that can help people overcome health problems but too often, they ignore the patient’s responsibility to lose weight and exercise. The FDA should require every pharma product website to devote part of its content to prevention and the importance of exercise.

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