The Gold Cape of Mold
Unlike many communications agencies who flock to Manchester, Cheshire or London, Rx Communications has chosen to base its headquarters in the ancient Welsh town of yr Wyddgrug, or Mold, (if you…
Are we playing God?
I recently attended the DIA 2019 in San Diego. It was fascinating listening to all the different talks and realising the advances in science that will undoubtedly help with clinical…
Identifying High-Value Patient Engagement Opportunities
Jaye Bea Smalley from Celgene and Linda Brennan from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ran a workshop at the DIA (International Meeting for the Drug Information Association) on this topic using the…
Social Media – its ever-increasing importance to clinical research
In the past, no-one would have considered social media as an essential part of patient engagement, let alone patient recruitment. However, Neil Weisman from Continuum Clinical explained during a session…
Empowering patients to take control of their health data: A DIAmond session at DIA San Diego 2019
We were in sunny San Diego (not) at the 55th annual DIA meeting. The catchphrase this year is “connect and ascend” and there is a great emphasis on getting…
Rare Diseases – A Growing Focus for Healthcare Product Developers
At a recent Summit in Miami, the emphasis for pharma, biotech and devices companies was overcoming the challenges of rare diseases.
ISPOR Baltimore – Great Information but Medical Writing Training Needed…
ISPOR meetings are a great place for meeting old friends, making new acquaintances and finding out about the latest research in health economics and outcomes.
The annual ISPOR meeting held at Baltimore in May 2018 was no exception; however, from a medical communications agency’s perspective, there was one general observation – the standard of medical writing and presentation was appalling.
6 Ways to Spot a Predatory Journal
Predatory journals are scam publishers that charge authors fees upfront, but do not provide the service they promise. The majority of these predatory journals will take payments without ever publishing the work, while others publish articles without any form of an editorial or peer review process.
Do Outcome Measures in Pain Trials Hamper Drug Development?
Chronic pain and other pain disorders are notoriously hard to treat, with approximately 40% of patients reporting insufficient relief from their medication. There is a huge unmet need for safe and effective drugs, referred to as analgesics, designed to treat pain as their primary function.
Understanding the Literature Search Process
Recently, our company Rx communications Ltd has been involved in proposals for a number of literature review projects – one where an original review and analysis required updating before publication, and others that were designed to find answers to fairly obscure or unusual questions. We find, with the start of the year, many of our clients looking for vendors for these types of projects, and so we thought it might be useful to share our experiences.