tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post6636847124263935910..comments2024-03-10T05:12:12.373-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: Do Pharma Marketers Encourage Consumers to Self-Diagnose?Vladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-4965494507506003082009-06-23T11:01:40.769-04:002009-06-23T11:01:40.769-04:00As regards quizzes on web sites, it is blatently o...As regards quizzes on web sites, it is blatently obvious to insiders and the curious and surely raises questions in the minds of even the somewhat lazy that marketers spend $ on programming quizzes to drive scripts. If we accept this fact, then we can clearly see why even if you respond to one of 10 Qs that your sleep patterns are not perfect, that your nose occasionally itches, or that (heaven forbid) you don't have a rod of iron, so to speak, that you should talk to your doc. Period!<br /><br />As regards gathering info from/contributing to discussion boards or social media sites, my experience, and I'm sure that of many others, is that the usefulness and reliability are in large part a factor of the complexity of the disease state and the "visibility of change" of symptoms when medicines are administered to impact them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-10141357853072125392009-06-23T09:59:56.083-04:002009-06-23T09:59:56.083-04:00I would somewhat agree with you regarding social m...I would somewhat agree with you regarding social media websites. I say somewhat because it really depends upon the community. If it is a large, active one where different stakeholders are involved (ie, physicians as well as patients), the general consensus is that it will be self-correcting. I have often observed this myself.<br /><br />Of course, some people -- ie, snake-oil promoters -- may purposely promote bad medical information and do so in multiple communities and in ways that give the information top billing in search engines.PharmaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211557578124130640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-64876150510126443542009-06-23T09:55:20.946-04:002009-06-23T09:55:20.946-04:00Yes.
Social medical websites pose a risk as well,...Yes.<br /><br />Social medical websites pose a risk as well, as laypeople in large part discuss often complex disease states.<br /><br />Both, I feel, are concerning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com