Janssen Propulsid promotions include newsletter given to consumers filling GI prescription.
Executive Summary
JANSSEN PROPULSID DIRECT-TO-PATIENT PROMOTION INCLUDES PHARMACY NEWSLETTER provided to people receiving competing products, Janssen Gastroenterology & Mycology Group Director Joseph Sanger told Industry Events International's PharMillenium conference Jan. 29 in Stuart, Fla. When a patient receives a prescription for a product such as Astra Merck's Prilosec, an accompanying newsletter is automatically printed "talking about motility disorders, and that another medication like Propulsid may be more appropriate." The newsletter, "along with the prescription, is given to the patient. Chain pharmacies are selling these programs to us," Sanger said.