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Boehringer and partners launch digital diabetes study

July 19, 2013
Medical Communications Boehringer, Syrum, Twitter, diabetes, digital, type 2

Boehringer Ingelheim has partnered with Healthrageous and United BioSource to establish a new diabetes study to help patients manage their …

GMC to create guidance on doctors’ use of social media

April 23, 2012
Medical Communications BMA, Facebook, GMC, Twitter, social media

The General Medical Council is creating new draft guidance about what it expects from doctors when they are using social …

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1 in 3 surveyed says social media changes attitudes to medicines

April 20, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Facebook, Twitter, digital, pwC, social networking

A third of US social media users say it could change the way they think about their medicines, according to …

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Roche sponsors Twitter-based diabetes community

April 5, 2012
Medical Communications Ignite Health, Roche, Twitter, diabetes

Roche is to sponsor a Twitter-based site devoted talk about diabetes, furthering its close links with online commentators.  ‘Diabetes Nest’ …

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New website launched to help people with psoriasis

March 9, 2012
Medical Communications 360. PM soc, Twitter, psoriasis

A new online resource for patients with psoriasis has been set up to help them understand and manage their disease. …

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Watchdog frowns on Botox tweet

February 15, 2012
Medical Communications Allergan, Chugai, PMCPA, Twitter

Allergan have been found in breach of the UK Code of Practice after an employee used Twitter to communicate about …

FDA: don’t broadcast discussion on off-label uses

January 6, 2012
Medical Communications FDA, Facebook, Twitter, off label, social media

The FDA has released long-awaited guidance for pharma firms about social media use. The FDA held a two-day public hearing …

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#fakedrugs: Scammers using Twitter to peddle fake medicines

October 24, 2011
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Twitter

 Scammers are exploiting Twitter to entice people into buying fake medicines, according to a new report. The report, published by …

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Digital Pharma: Twitter slip-up shouldn’t silence pharma

September 9, 2011
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Code of Practice, Digital Pharma blog, PMCPA, Twitter

Bayer UK was recently ruled to have breached the ABPI Code of Practice by promoting prescription-only medicines to the general …

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Digital Pharma: Bayer tweets breach ABPI Code of Practice

July 5, 2011
Medical Communications Bayer, Code of Practice, Digital Pharma blog, PMCPA, Twitter, medical communications news, social media

Bayer’s use of Twitter has caused the first social media breach of the ABPI Code of Practice. Code regulator the …

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Digital Pharma: Bayer UK’s Twitter slip-up

April 26, 2011
Medical Communications ABPI Code of Practice, Bayer, Digital Pharma blog, PMCPA, Twitter, medicial communications

There seems to be some confusion at Bayer UK over what communications can be sent over Twitter. The company is …

Digital Pharma: Boehringer UK tweets politicians with afib message

April 21, 2011
Medical Communications Boehringer Ingelheim, Digital Pharma blog, Twitter, medical communications

Boehringer Ingelheim UK is using Twitter to reach politicians with local disease awareness messages. About a third of MPs have …

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Digital Pharma: European pharma and social media

March 24, 2011
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Digital Pharma blog, Facebook, Twitter, social media, youtube

European pharma is increasingly running local social media initiatives as companies expand on their first, centrally-driven, uses of the technology.Details …

Digital Pharma: UK healthcare Twitter group is launched

March 16, 2011
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Twitter, hcsmeu, hcsmuk

A new Twitter group is launched today to provide a forum for discussing social media and its impact on healthcare …

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