Christopher M. Marrone

Eli Lilly · US Health Outcomes; Global Patient Outcomes and Real World Evidence

The demand for real-world research (RWR) from many stakeholders has resulted in an increasing need for well-trained professionals who understand how to perform and evaluate RWR and to interpret the results of such data. The Drug Information Association (DIA) Real World Outcomes Task Force (RWOTF) developed a survey to explore North American workfor...

Clerkships in the pharmaceutical industry can provide a unique experience for pharmacy students. They provide benefits to students, preceptors, pharmaceutical companies, and the collaborative universities. Pharmaceutical industry clerkships can include experiences in marketing, regulatory, health outcomes, manufacturing, pharmacovigilance, clinical...

Medical liaisons were initially established in the pharmaceutical industry in the late 1960s. Since this time, their role has been evolving in such a way that today medical liaisons are helping to improve outcomes for patients in a variety of venues. They accomplish this through the timely, responsive dissemination of medical information, by explor...

In an effort to assess medical liaison trends across the pharmaceutical industry, two surveys of medical liaison managers were previously administered and published. The intent of these surveys was to identify overall approaches used by pharmaceutical companies in defining and managing the medical liaison role. We conducted this third survey to foc...

Background: Pharmaceutical industry advanced pharmacy practice experiences have benefits to pharmacy students, colleges of pharmacy, preceptors, and the pharmaceutical industry. One proposed benefit to the pharmaceutical industry is the improved perception of the industry by students on rotation. The goal of this study was to gather updated informa...

The daily responsibilities of medical communications professionals require the application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles. Decision making based on personal experience alone, without knowledge from well-designed, controlled, randomized trials with adequate sample size, often overestimates the efficacy and underestimates the safety risk...

The beginning of medical liaison programs can be traced back to a small group of technically oriented sales representatives at the Upjohn Company in 1967. Today, medical liaison programs exist in many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. These medical liaisons are involved in helping to improve outcomes for patients in a variety of therapeut...

In an effort to assess medical liaison trends across the pharmaceutical industry, a survey of medical liaison managers was previously administered and published. The intent of the initial survey was to identify overall approaches used by pharmaceutical companies in defining and managing the medical liaison role. We conducted this follow-up survey t...

Medical liaisons were initially established in the pharmaceutical industry in the late 1960s. Since that time, their role has been evolving in such a way that today medical liaisons are helping to improve outcomes for patients in a variety of venues. They accomplish this through the timely, responsive dissemination of medical information, by explor...

A patient was administered drotrecogin alfa (activated) in addition to the standard of care for presumed severe sepsis and circulatory shock. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and hepatic and splenic thromboses complicated her clinical course. Because drotrecogin alfa (activated) treatment is associated with improvement in thrombotic manifesta...

Objective To determine the workload and impact of a drug information (DI) inquiry service by measuring the number of Practitioner Hours Saved (PHS) and the associated monetary value. Methods During a 3-month study period, the time required to respond to DI requests was recorded to determine the PHS for all questions. Total PHS by practitioner type...

To review safety issues associated with the use of herbal products. Literature accessed through MEDLINE and other Internet search engines. Key search terms included herbs, dietary supplements, and safety. A misconception exists among consumers that herbal remedies are safe because they are natural. In an effort to provide healthcare practitioners w...