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Pneumonia Vaccine Campaign by Pfizer – Serious Questions? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #880 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #880 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Alina Kurson Pfizer has recently launched (unleashed?) an aggressive campaign for its pneumonia vaccine PREVENAR13 (internationally PREVNAR13) for use in adults over 65 years of age. They have made emotionally charged advertisements in which their vaccine is being projected as the best gift for parents and grandparents. The emotion-soaked adverts make the audience feel guilty if they will not get their parents/grandparents vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine. You can use these links to see the ads on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=191ND1vJuus

Smog; The Present Health Scare – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #879 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #879 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Nöel Pabella Credit: Rubenstein Rebello Few days back, a gentleman filmed burning of crop stubbles on both sides of motorway near Sukheki. Few days later, I also saw similar activity around M4 Faisalabad motorway. It was despite the fact that the government had already closed schools and offices on two occasions to reduce the level of air pollution. Was this information not shared on media and social media to create awareness? If yes, then who was monitoring the implementation? Smoke emitting vehicles are not uncommon in Pakistan. The private car owners drive their smoke-emi

Is Being Passionate About Work Always Good? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #878 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #878 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Amina Filkins Credit: Kindel Media Credit: Liza Summer Understanding Passion for Work Passion for work is a positive emotional state characterized by enthusiasm, motivation, sense of purpose, and commitment. A passionate person displays a strong interest in and enjoyment of one's work, a desire to put in extra effort and go above and beyond expectations, a sense of meaning and connection to one's work, and a strong dedication to fulfilling one's responsibilities and achieving goals. Passion at work may accord several benefits, including but not limit

Why Are We Trapped in the Inside View – Mostly? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #877 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #877 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Samson Katt Credit: Max Rahubovskiy Credit: Pawet L. Scenario – A new product launch is being worked upon. Since it will be at least among the first three launches of this generic, if not the first, there is an air of secrecy around. Only a select few can know what is happening, even fewer who know the progress in real time. Ironically, they do not realize that it is not very difficult to know which company is working on which new product, unless they are cheating the government. Import data is available from customs department which shows the import of mate

Falling for Mega Projects – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #876 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #876 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Michael Burriws Credit: SHVETS Production Credit: Thirdman My focus is mostly pharmaceutical industry, this being my core area of working all along. Let me present few real-life scenarios which I saw first-hand, and which are not uncommon in any growing organization even otherwise. Scenario #1 – The marketing head came up with plan for the formation of a new business unit. He had done detailed working on it; the selection of products, team size, team placements, aggressive sales forecasts, and its positive impact on the existing business units, how these will be pushed and forced

Unmet Health Related Social Needs – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #875 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #875 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Amronthrop Srina Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Health Related Social Needs – HRSN – refer to the needs that develop after a person becomes sick, or suffers from a chronic illness such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, or some kind of physical disability such as bone fractures in an accident. HRSN is being studied as problem area and measures are being called for to tackle these issues. These needs can encompass various aspects and may include financial, physical, and emotional support needs. Financial Needs Serious illnesses can lead to sign

Vision for Medical Affairs 2030 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #874 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #874 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Mikael Blomkvist Credit: Mikael Blomkvist Credit: Olia Danilevich I had mentioned in my last post a recent article by McKinsey, published in October 2023. The link appears at the end. The article develops a vision for Medical Affairs till 2023 and sets five priorities for greater patient impact. I shall quote those points from the article which are more relevant to our scenario. It is known that innovation in digital technology and biological sciences has been exploding at an exponential rate, and that both fields are integrating well to deliver unprecedented results. One of

Medical Affairs Function in Pharmaceuticals – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #873 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #873 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Ivan Samkov Credit: Karolina Grabowska Credit: Matheus B... The Medical Affairs department within pharmaceutical companies is a critical component responsible for bridging the gap between the scientific aspects of the company’s products and the practical application of these products in healthcare settings. Their primary focus revolves around supporting and communicating the medical and scientific value of the company’s products to various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, regulatory bodies, and internal teams. In some multinational pharmaceutical

Global Law and Order Index 2023 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #872 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #872 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Emma Guliani Credit: Mike González Credit: Amine M'siouri Gallup®, the American Management company, more known for conducting polls has published law and order report 2023. It is a poll-based report in which people 15 years and older were asked four questions. The report is compiled on the answers thus collected.  Questions 1. In the city or area where you live, do you have confidence in the local police force? 2. Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area you live? 3. Within the last 12 months, have you had money or property stolen from you or ano

What’s in a Meeting? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #871 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #871 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Alena Darmel Credit: Christina Morillo Credit: Christina Morillo Corporate meetings are a ubiquitous presence in every corporate that prides itself on being a modern corporate. Innumerable hours are spent on meetings in such places. The senior management is usually seen hustling from one meeting to the other, probably feeling very important also. They are unable to do other/ real work due to rush of meetings and either keep sitting late to catch up or the pending list keeps piling up. In both cases, either the employee suffers, or the work suffers.  I have been a senior executive in va