Article: After Redux? Here's how Meridia was introduced into a 'tainted' market. (anti-obesity drugs)

Given the research investment in a new pharmaceutical, preparation for its introduction is an intense, time-consuming task. It is not unusual for the company's marketing team and its advertising agency to work for two or more years on the launch, while the product moves through the final research stages and the FDA approval process. Because of this time frame, the early creative concept (the work that may have won the assignment for the agency) almost never survives the changes which occur in the marketplace and the rethinking of the marketing plan which occurs while the product undergoes FDA clearance. This prolonged developmental period is prone to experimentation with ...

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