Best Practices, LLC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a healthcare market where even the largest pharma manufacturers must squeeze revenue from every product in the portfolio, some companies are confronted with the "good problem" of having a rich pipeline featuring multiple new products. But launching and promoting each new product ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Across industry sectors, compensation leaders recognize the value of recognizing and rewarding one of the main drivers behind an organization's success in the marketplace: top performing employees. Annual bonus programs are one avenue companies use to reward employees for their contributions. However, smaller ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed care operations in the pharmaceutical sector are rapidly growing and have emerged as essential factors for success in the U.S. healthcare marketplace. Due to this rapid growth, pharmaceutical and medical device leaders have placed an increased importance on managed care activities. While ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical companies in North America and Europe have recently been faced with two major concerns: clinical costs are continuing to rise and sales are either rising a little or not at all. In emerging markets, organizations are experiencing lower clinical costs and ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The regulatory and financial environment has made it challenging for Medical Education groups to accomplish their principal goal of educating healthcare practitioners on the safe and effective use of new therapies. These dual challenges - one affecting program content and delivery and ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital marketing technologies are rapidly transforming the marketplace and challenging companies to develop new marketing strategies that employ a broad range of new tools and techniques. Identifying the most effective ways to deploy Digital Marketing resources for positive impact on the future ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than one-third of employees working on at least one virtual team, it is critical for global organizations to find ways to overcome the hurdles of working virtually. Global companies are now investing resources in finding ways that will help employees ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's pharmaceutical marketplace, companies not only have to fight to win product placement on Managed Care formularies but also to "pull through" the business and increase market share after a win. To benefit from formulary wins, savvy companies ensure that their ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From Medical Affairs groups to brand teams conducting new product launches, Internal Communications groups within biopharmaceutical companies are constantly evolving to reflect the changing goals and strategies of the industry. Rearranging the structure of the group in order to support new corporate ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations across the pharmaceutical sector are adjusting their operations to reflect the importance and influence of managed care. Consequently, today's market-driven environment has made it essential to assess the performance of executives overseeing managed markets accounts. Research and consulting leader Best Practices, LLC ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Given the rapid rate that the pharmaceutical marketplace is evolving at, it has become more critical than ever for companies with new product launches to effectively educate the marketplace upon market entry. While educating and shaping the market for new bio-pharma products ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's environment of shrinking business resources, corporate libraries and information centers can find themselves under increasing pressure to justify their expenses and demonstrate their value to the companies that employ them. To respond successfully, library leaders need to know whether their ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New product launch groups in the bio-pharmaceutical industry are often faced with dueling pressures of efficiently developing new products with minimum risk and maximum value. In addition, new product commercialization efforts have taken on increased importance in recent years. With the expiration ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The pharmaceutical industry has turned to sustainable growth opportunities to address the pipeline and patent challenges facing many organizations in the sector. One opportunity for growth lies in extending a product's patent life by combining branded products. Fixed dose combination (FDC) products have ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether in the medical affairs group, the sales leadership function, or elsewhere in the pharmaceutical environment, corporate communication is perpetually evolving. The vast array of technological advances that impact every aspect of a company's culture have a particularly large impact on external ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While medical science liaisons have been around for more than 40 years, the role and activities of these medical specialists have grown quickly over the last decade. The pharmaceutical industry has long relied on medical science liaisons to forge relationships with key ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed care organizations and other payer types - including the government sector - have become the key customer groups for the pharmaceutical industry. To effectively convey a therapy's safety and cost effectiveness with managed care groups, the pharmaceutical sector has turned to ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With expiring patents and thin pipelines, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly focused on lifecycle management (LCM) to make the most of each brand at every stage of its life, including the somewhat neglected back end. In this context, brand executives are exploring strategies ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The global generics drug market has grown substantially in previous years and is expected to see even more growth in the coming years. Given the rapid progress of the sector, organizations must critically manage and assess bioequivalence studies that are mandatory when ... read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Science Liaisons play a critical role in developing the relationships that drive success in the pharmaceutical sector. The importance of MSLs is demonstrated by how their customer groups have expanded and now includes regional thought leaders, important clinical investigators, local opinion ... read more