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Technology and patient adherence: Putting control of medication directly in patients’ hands

December 5, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing apps, patient adherence, technology

Ben Hargreaves looks at how apps and medical devices could reduce these figures by providing patients new ways of keeping …

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Pfizer, IBM partner to develop monitoring system for Parkinson’s disease

April 8, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Parkinson's disease, Pfizer, collaboration, ibm, research, technology

US pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) have partnered on a research project focussed on …

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Health apps now more popular than ever in the UK

October 16, 2015
Medical Communications apps, digital pharma, health technology, technology

The use of health apps has considerably increased over the past years, according to a new survey that has found …

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Number of mobile health apps quadruples in two years

September 18, 2015
Medical Communications apps, clinical trials, communications, digital, mhealth, technology

The number of mobile health applications available to consumers has reached more than 165,000, as the industry for sensors and …

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Pharma must use cloud-based tech, says report

March 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing IMS, cloud, digital, pharma, technology

Cloud-based technologies are the way forward for the pharma sector as global budget pressures continue to bite – that is …

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Apple files healthcare tech headphones

February 20, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, iwatch, technology, wearable

A recently-published Apple patent has shed light on a new health-monitoring device that will be built into a pair of …

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Technology to dominate 2014 for businesses

January 17, 2014
Medical Communications 2014, Cloud Computing, IT, digital, e-zest, technology

2014 will see healthcare businesses and governments rapidly absorb new technologies in order to enhance user experience and foster innovation …

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NHS ‘behind the curve’, warns government

October 10, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, curve, technology

The government is on track to deliver a paperless NHS by 2018, according to parliamentary undersecretary of state for health …

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Electronic decision support and the future of medicine

January 29, 2009
Sales and Marketing clinical decision support, technology

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Catch up with the digital doctors

December 17, 2008
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing digi, doctors, technology

Few things more graphically illustrate the conservative nature of pharma marketers than the slow birth of e-detailing. Ten years ago, …

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Look who’s talking now

September 3, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing blog, digi pharma, digital pharma, new media, social networking, technology

The internet loves a good scandal. From compromising celebrity videos to the latest political whisperings, whatever your interest in life, …

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Get out of the ‘arms race’

December 16, 2003
Sales and Marketing sales, sales force, strategy, technology

As healthcare consumers take more responsibility for their health, analysts predict the dynamic between the traditional pharma sales force, healthcare …

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EDC – turning the corner?

October 22, 2003
Research and Development EDC, drug development, electronic data capture, technology

Electronic Data Capture is a way of eliminating paper in the data collection process by capturing the data directly into …

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Technology in clinical trials

October 15, 2003
Research and Development clincial testing, technology

The major drive for the pharma industry is the pressure to reduce drug development times and costs. Although paper-based processes …

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