Drug Firms Jockey for Space Online

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 06/15/2009 - 22:00

If you're relying solely on TV ads to get drug-company pitches, you're so last month. A growing number of drug firms are trying their luck with social media tools such as Facebook (which is being used to promote several attention-deficit-disorder drugs), YouTube (the asthma drug Symbicort), Twitt...


 

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