Now more than ever, Twitter has leveraged itself as a dynamic information source as well as the latest dimension of social media platforms. It has connected individuals and businesses. It has become a news-gathering entity for every conceivable topic. Even if your interest is keeping up on the latest pharmaceutical industry news, you can go to Twitter for the latest “pharma” news.
If you’d like to learn more about what’s going on in the world of pharmaceuticals, you might want to the following 7 must-read Twitter accounts for pharma news. Made up of individuals who report and opine on the industry’s dealings as well as insiders hoping to shed some light on what can be come murky business practices, you will learn a lot.
Some of the following accounts have thousands of followers while others are in the hundreds. Either way, you can be sure to connect to a network of additional (and corroborating) sources of information about drug development, research, and the most recent political wrangling. Others engage specific markets such as the UK and European markets, but with an eye to what is happening in the U.S.
Take a closer look at each one:
* PharmaNews (www.twitter.com/PharmaNews)
* Pharmafocus (www.twitter.com/Pharmafocus)
* ScripNews (www.twitter.com/scripnews)
* pharmaguy (www.twitter.com/pharmaguy)
* PharmAid (www.twitter.com/PharmAid)
* FiercePharma (www.twitter.com/FiercePharma)
* pharmagossip ( www.twitter.com/pharmagossip)
Each account offers plenty of relevant links to sources all across the internet. By following some of these pharma news blogs, you will gain access to their entire lists of followers. No only will be able to follow additional news outlets, including their relevant websites or blogs, you will also see what the drug companies themselves are saying about their products and businesses practices—and what they aren’t saying as well.
The pharmaceutical companies have only recently be following the example of other companies in adding themselves to the Twitter collective. Depending upon what pharma news you read, there is a variety of reasons for this reticence. Of course, speculation is fine; it is a building block towards discovering more facts.
Twitter offers a unique medium to issue and disseminate news of all types. Most importantly, it provides a degree of instant feedback unheard of. Gossip and idle speculation about; there is no doubt. But, Twitter does offer the chance for many users to gather, share valuable pharma news, and spur healthy debate about the current state of the pharmaceutical industry.
Shaun Kilgore writes about how get a nursing assistant degree.