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A Titanic Shift

January 27th, 2012 | Rob Peters

As we enter into this new year that is meant to bring about a significant sea change for the pharma industry, there are hints of similar kinds of “Titanic” thinking evident among many of the players.

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A Pledge for Better Health

December 22nd, 2011 | Andi Weiss

The Script Your Future Campaign is trying to make the connection for patients between medication adherence today and health and happiness in the future. Are you ready to take your pledge?

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What Our Brain Can Teach Us About More Effective Marketing

October 27th, 2011 | Jessica Brueggeman

As marketers, we tend to focus on those solutions that are tangible and accessible. But direct and functional tactics that fail to go below the surface to address drivers of behavior change are falling short. Cognitive neuroscience tells us that much of what drives our behavior is below the surface. That’s where change needs to happen.

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Stressed Lately?

October 20th, 2011 | Andi Weiss

Rather than strive for stress free, how about stress smart?

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Putting Patients First

October 3rd, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

Which pharmas are doing the best job at providing patient support along the 6 key dimensions?

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Opening the Case: Adhering to a Higher Standard

June 23rd, 2011 | Linnea Warren

Introducing an analysis of what pharma companies are really doing to combat the million dollar problem of medication adherence.

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iMeds, Wireless Medicine

November 10th, 2010 | Mark Rinehart

Wireless technology will help doctors monitor your vital signs and your compliance to prescription medications.

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Ticked off at Diabetes

September 13th, 2010 | Kelly Andrews

In no other chronic disease is so much of the burden of success directly related to patient actions.

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Have brain, will use it

September 1st, 2010 | Michael Randall

We lift weights to improve strength, run laps to maximize conditioning and tailor our diets to ensure our bodies of nutrients needed to perform. All are areas worthy of attention not only for our overall health, but for both our internal mindset and external appearance. The fact that these elements are regular fixtures of our [...]

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Jack Was On To Something After All

August 26th, 2010 | Rob Peters

Scientists in Japan have developed “magic” BEANS (Bio Electro-mechanical Autonomous Nano Systems) that can be implanted into a body and light up in response to glucose levels.

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