What do Patients want from Pharma? The Real Patient-Centric Perspective
What do Patients want from Pharma?
How can pharma leverage patient insights to deliver the support they want?
Is patient centricity coming of age? The patient voice is becoming increasingly influential and patient groups are looking to pharma for practical and sustained support. But what services do patients want, how do they want them delivered, how do they see their role and what are the commercial and research benefits for industry? As healthcare systems migrate to a pay-for-performance model, the patient/pharma relationship can be a win-win, but only if companies learn from patients and embed a patient centric approach across their organisation.
For a real patient-centric perspective turn to What do Patients want from Pharma 2017? In this revealing report, 12 US and EU patient experts representing a wide-range of patient views identify the critical support services that would really drive better clinical trial recruitment/design, promote the development of more effective medicines, and improve patient adherence and outcomes.
Report Features
Each patient advocacy expert has been carefully selected for their practical experience and detailed current knowledge of the pressures and opportunities in the patient/pharm relationship. They represent a wide-range of disease specific and pan-regional views across Europe and the US.
“There are many restrictions between pharmaceutical companies and patients and we need to work together to change the rules. We need to break some intricate old boundaries to improve communication.”Ines Alves Patient Advocate and Founding Board Member EUPATI, Portugal
“Pharma have created a lot of programmes, but patients aren't aware of them. Pharma need to figure out the best channel to ensure that patients are aware of all the resources that are available, whether that is through the advocacy channel, websites, or physicians and nurses, to get these resources into the patients’ hands. Everyone could benefit from programmes that are more visible through the nurse, physician or the advocacy groups to connect with patients and caregivers.” Peggy Gibson Carroll Managing Partner, Patient Alliances
“Patient advocates can help pharma guide companies and clinical research organisations to the right patient populations and we can relay the unmet needs to pharma and translate clinical information into lay people's language. This benefits both parties; it saves lives as patients get access to essential medicines and patient groups grow as they get better at their jobs. Patient groups can also act as mediators between companies and regulators or vice versa.”Tamás Bereczky, EUPATI, Germany Communications Advisor of the European AIDS Treatment Group
“It is important that we integrate the patient perspective at the earliest stage when treatments are being developed at a research level, as well as the clinical trial stages. When a clinical trial finishes and if the treatment has a beneficial effect on certain patients, then these patients should get access to the same type of treatment. The whole ethical issue surrounding placebos needs to be looked at; there must be a better way to do trials in a more patient-centric manner.”Denis Hogan,Executive Director, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine
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How can pharma leverage patient insights to deliver the support they want?
Is patient centricity coming of age? The patient voice is becoming increasingly influential and patient groups are looking to pharma for practical and sustained support. But what services do patients want, how do they want them delivered, how do they see their role and what are the commercial and research benefits for industry? As healthcare systems migrate to a pay-for-performance model, the patient/pharma relationship can be a win-win, but only if companies learn from patients and embed a patient centric approach across their organisation.
For a real patient-centric perspective turn to What do Patients want from Pharma 2017? In this revealing report, 12 US and EU patient experts representing a wide-range of patient views identify the critical support services that would really drive better clinical trial recruitment/design, promote the development of more effective medicines, and improve patient adherence and outcomes.
Report Features
- Unique and candid insights from US and EU patient advocacy experts
- Key actionable insights for how pharma can listen to and learn from patients to deliver more effective clinical research, better products, and improve patient engagement, adherence and outcomes
- Figure: Ten principles of patient centricity: Astra Zeneca’s view
- Figure: The challenges and benefits of adopting a patient centric model
- Figure: Patient tools and services provided by pharma
- Figure: Top 10 patient services driving above average business impact
- Figure: Recent innovative patient initiatives and services from companies such as Roche, UCB. AbbVie, Novartis and Takeda
- Figure: Key stages in a patient support framework
- Figure: Framework for patient and family engagement in health
- Figure: The US HIPPA Act
- Figure: The percentage of companies investing/expected to invest in patient services -- 2016 versus 2018
- Figure: Opportunities for patient involvement in drug R&D
- Insight: Key tips on clinical trial recruitment and retention – a patient advocate’s view
- Insight: Key tips on developing patient centric materials – a patient advocate’s view
- Case Study: The EUPATI project
- Case Study: Acromegaly: The role of the patient advocate
- Case Study: Online clinical trial guide from Eli Lilly
- Case Study: The EU Patients’ and Consumers Working Party
- Case Study: The Patient-Centred Outcomes Research Project
- SWOT analysis of the patient/pharma relationship and its future
- Understand how patient groups see their role developing across pharma’s business interests
- Identify the critical services and support that patients want from pharma
- Appreciate the challenges of distributing health education to all patients and propose solutions
- Benefit from the early patient involvment in the drug development process.
- Know which digital technologies and services are revolutionising pharma/patient communications
- Plan organisational changes to ensure the whole company is working to a patient centric agenda
- Understand the US and EU regulatory frameworks that govern – and sometimes impede – pharma’s patient communications
- Expanding role: In what areas is patient input now essential and what are the benefits of getting this engagement right?
- Getting the message out: Research indicates that only 1 in 5 patients are aware of available support services – what can you do to address this deficit?
- Point of Contact: Why is having a single liaison point in pharma important to patients and what are the operational implications for companies?
- Early Clinical Engagement: What are the benefits to pharma of engaging with patients early in the drug development process?
- Digital future: Digital technology is driving patient support services – but what technologies and techniques are delivering real benefits?
- Country variables: National health service provision along with social and cultural attitudes affect patient needs and responses – how can pharm meet these diverse challenges?
- Regulatory burden: What are the current regulations governing pharma/patient communications and is it time for a fundamental rethink?
Each patient advocacy expert has been carefully selected for their practical experience and detailed current knowledge of the pressures and opportunities in the patient/pharm relationship. They represent a wide-range of disease specific and pan-regional views across Europe and the US.
- Carmen Gonzalez: Government Affairs y Patient Advocacy, Relaciones con Pacientes Corporate Affairs, Spain
- Denis Hogan: Executive Director, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine, UK
- Dr Antonio Ciaglia: Policy Manager, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, UK
- Gary Petersen: Patient Advocate and Founder, Myeloma Survival, USA
- Ines Alves: Patient Advocate and Founding Board Member EUPATI, Portugal and European Reference Networks - Patient representative in the Rare Bone Diseases Group
- Jenny Sharpe: Patient and advocate, Muscular Dystrophy UK, UK
- Jenny Ahlstrom: President, Founder, Multiple Myeloma Patient and Board Member, USA
- Jess Bateman: Patient and Research Advocacy at American Urological Association, USA
- Jill Sisco: Patient Advocate, President of the Acromegaly Community, USA
- Peggy Gibson Carroll: Managing Partner, Patient Alliances, USA
- Tamás Bereczky: Patient Advocate, EUPATI, Germany Communications Advisor of the European AIDS Treatment Group
- Wendy Booker: Patient Advocacy Consultant, Keynote and Motivational Speaker, USA
“There are many restrictions between pharmaceutical companies and patients and we need to work together to change the rules. We need to break some intricate old boundaries to improve communication.”Ines Alves Patient Advocate and Founding Board Member EUPATI, Portugal
“Pharma have created a lot of programmes, but patients aren't aware of them. Pharma need to figure out the best channel to ensure that patients are aware of all the resources that are available, whether that is through the advocacy channel, websites, or physicians and nurses, to get these resources into the patients’ hands. Everyone could benefit from programmes that are more visible through the nurse, physician or the advocacy groups to connect with patients and caregivers.” Peggy Gibson Carroll Managing Partner, Patient Alliances
“Patient advocates can help pharma guide companies and clinical research organisations to the right patient populations and we can relay the unmet needs to pharma and translate clinical information into lay people's language. This benefits both parties; it saves lives as patients get access to essential medicines and patient groups grow as they get better at their jobs. Patient groups can also act as mediators between companies and regulators or vice versa.”Tamás Bereczky, EUPATI, Germany Communications Advisor of the European AIDS Treatment Group
“It is important that we integrate the patient perspective at the earliest stage when treatments are being developed at a research level, as well as the clinical trial stages. When a clinical trial finishes and if the treatment has a beneficial effect on certain patients, then these patients should get access to the same type of treatment. The whole ethical issue surrounding placebos needs to be looked at; there must be a better way to do trials in a more patient-centric manner.”Denis Hogan,Executive Director, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine
Content Highlights
- Executive summary
- Research objectives and methodology
- Patient centricity
- Key insights
- What is patient centricity?
- What are the perceived benefits of adopting a patient centric model?
- Where are we regarding the adoption of patient centric business models?
- What are the main barriers of adopting a patient centric model?
- How patients currently interact with pharma
- Key insights
- What do patient-centric services entail?
- What modalities are popular?
- Recent innovative patient services/initiatives
- How do companies promote these programmes?
- How do companies implement these programmes?
- Patient Support Frameworks
- Patient Engagement
- Engagement with PAOs
- Financial influence on PAOs
- Patient partnerships
- Patient led educational meetings
- Problems and potential solutions in designing and implementing patient centric services
- Key insights:
- A multichannel approach is required
- Communicating with online communities
- Pharma need to increase the visibility of services
- Health literary and disease awareness needs to be improved
- Patient services vary by country and disease area
- What are the barriers to greater engagement?
- Key Insights
- Regulatory and legislative hurdles
- The HIPAA Act
- Pharma Codes of Conduct
- Trust and transparency between patients and pharma
- The quality of information and language differences
- What will it look like in the future?
- Key insights
- New services will be driven by patient outcomes
- Patient partnerships will play a central role
- Technology driven offerings will increase level of engagement and patient support
- What pharma needs from patients
- Key insights
- Greater regulatory support for patient participation
- Greater patient involvement during the R&D process
- Increased patient involvement in clinical trial design and endpoints
- Patients can assist with identification and recruitment
- Patients can help pharma better understand their preferences relevant content
- Patients can assist in the development of marketing materials and product packaging
- What patients need from pharma
- Key insights
- Patients need tangible information about clinical trial enrolment
- Pharma need to improve communication to patients during trials
- Pharma needs to disseminate fair, trustworthy information
- Pharma needs patients to be active participants to drive actionable outcomes
- Patient wish list for pharma
- SWOT Analysis
FirstWord is an innovative industry intelligence leader serving over 240,000 Pharma and MedTech professionals worldwide. FirstWord offers a range of products and services designed to help your company gain a competitive edge by making key business decisions with speed and confidence.
FirstWord Pharma PLUS is a personalised and comprehensive intelligence service delivering up-to-the-minute pharma news, insight, analysis and expert views of importance to your company’s success.
FirstWord Reports deliver timely, need-to-know intelligence about your products, your competitors and your markets. Covering biosimilars, market access, medical affairs, sales & marketing, technology and therapy areas, FirstWord Reports provide expert views and intelligence on the challenges facing pharma today.
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4. EXPERTS INTERVIEWED
5. PATIENT CENTRICITY
5.1 Key insights
5.2 What is patient centricity?
5.3 What are the perceived benefits of adopting a patient centric model?
5.4 Where are we regarding the adoption of patient centric business models?
5.5 What are the main barriers of adopting a patient centric model?
6. HOW PATIENTS CURRENTLY INTERACT WITH PHARMA
6.1 Key insights
6.2 What do patient-centric services entail?
6.3 What modalities are popular?
6.3.1 Recent innovative patient services/initiatives
6.4 How do companies promote these programmes?
6.5 How do companies implement these programmes?
6.5.1 Patient Support Frameworks
6.6 Patient Engagement
6.7 Engagement with PAOs
6.7.1 Financial influence on PAOs
6.7.2 Patient partnerships
6.7.3 Patient led educational meetings
7. PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PATIENT CENTRIC SERVICES
7.1 Key insights
7.1.1 A multichannel approach is required
7.1.2 Communicating with online communities
7.1.3 Pharma need to increase the visibility of services
7.1.4 Health literary and disease awareness needs to be improved
7.1.5 Patient services vary by country and disease area
8. WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO GREATER PATIENT ENGAGEMENT?
8.1 Key Insight
8.1.1 Regulatory and legislative hurdles
8.1.2 The HIPAA Act
8.1.3 Pharma Codes of Conduct
8.1.4 Trust and transparency between patients and pharma
8.1.5 The quality of information and language differences
9. WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE?
9.1 Key insights
9.1.1 New services will be driven by patient outcomes
9.1.2 Patient partnerships will play a central role
9.1.3 Technology driven offerings will increase level of engagement and patient support
10. WHAT PHARMA NEEDS FROM PATIENTS
10.1 Key insights
10.2 Greater regulatory support for patient participation
10.3 Greater patient involvement during the R&D process
10.4 Increased patient involvement in clinical trial design and endpoints
10.5 Patients can assist with identification and recruitment
10.6 Patients can help pharma better understand their preferences relevant content
10.7 Patients can assist in the development of marketing materials and product packaging
11. WHAT PATIENTS NEED FROM PHARMA
11.1 Key insights
11.2 Patients need tangible information about clinical trial enrolment
11.3 Pharma need to improve communication to patients during trials
11.4 Pharma needs to disseminate fair, trustworthy information
11.5 Pharma needs patients to be active participants to drive actionable outcomes
12. PATIENT WISH LIST FOR PHARMA
13. SWOT ANALYSIS
14. GLOSSARY
2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4. EXPERTS INTERVIEWED
5. PATIENT CENTRICITY
5.1 Key insights
5.2 What is patient centricity?
5.3 What are the perceived benefits of adopting a patient centric model?
5.4 Where are we regarding the adoption of patient centric business models?
5.5 What are the main barriers of adopting a patient centric model?
6. HOW PATIENTS CURRENTLY INTERACT WITH PHARMA
6.1 Key insights
6.2 What do patient-centric services entail?
6.3 What modalities are popular?
6.3.1 Recent innovative patient services/initiatives
6.4 How do companies promote these programmes?
6.5 How do companies implement these programmes?
6.5.1 Patient Support Frameworks
6.6 Patient Engagement
6.7 Engagement with PAOs
6.7.1 Financial influence on PAOs
6.7.2 Patient partnerships
6.7.3 Patient led educational meetings
7. PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PATIENT CENTRIC SERVICES
7.1 Key insights
7.1.1 A multichannel approach is required
7.1.2 Communicating with online communities
7.1.3 Pharma need to increase the visibility of services
7.1.4 Health literary and disease awareness needs to be improved
7.1.5 Patient services vary by country and disease area
8. WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO GREATER PATIENT ENGAGEMENT?
8.1 Key Insight
8.1.1 Regulatory and legislative hurdles
8.1.2 The HIPAA Act
8.1.3 Pharma Codes of Conduct
8.1.4 Trust and transparency between patients and pharma
8.1.5 The quality of information and language differences
9. WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE?
9.1 Key insights
9.1.1 New services will be driven by patient outcomes
9.1.2 Patient partnerships will play a central role
9.1.3 Technology driven offerings will increase level of engagement and patient support
10. WHAT PHARMA NEEDS FROM PATIENTS
10.1 Key insights
10.2 Greater regulatory support for patient participation
10.3 Greater patient involvement during the R&D process
10.4 Increased patient involvement in clinical trial design and endpoints
10.5 Patients can assist with identification and recruitment
10.6 Patients can help pharma better understand their preferences relevant content
10.7 Patients can assist in the development of marketing materials and product packaging
11. WHAT PATIENTS NEED FROM PHARMA
11.1 Key insights
11.2 Patients need tangible information about clinical trial enrolment
11.3 Pharma need to improve communication to patients during trials
11.4 Pharma needs to disseminate fair, trustworthy information
11.5 Pharma needs patients to be active participants to drive actionable outcomes
12. PATIENT WISH LIST FOR PHARMA
13. SWOT ANALYSIS
14. GLOSSARY
