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ArticlePharmaceutical medicine2022

Medical Affairs Transformation in Specialty Pharma: Next-Level Collaboration at the Core.

Antony Fulford-Smith, Emma Leah, Anie Azroyan, Monica De Abadal, David Loew, Steven Hildemann

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Article in Pharmaceutical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Antony Fulford-SmithChief Medical Office, Ipsen, UK. antonyfs18@gmail.com.
Emma LeahChief Medical Office, Ipsen, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7744-9621
Anie AzroyanChief Medical Office, Ipsen, France.
Monica De AbadalNorth America Medical Affairs, Ipsen, USA.
David LoewChief Executive Officer, Ipsen, France.
Steven HildemannChief Medical Officer, Ipsen, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmaceutical companies with a medical mindset and an empowered Medical Affairs function are well equipped to meet the needs and expectations of patients and society. Yet, as capacity to understand and serve those needs accelerates, so too do expectations. Evidence-based practice, without delay, is expected throughout the development and delivery of medicine, healthcare, and information, and potential sources of evidence are legion. To keep pace and go beyond, to innovate, requires efficiencies. Not the disguised cutbacks of political language, but the collaborative constructive efficiencies of shared learning, forming new evidence bases for further progress. Here, we describe the first year of a medical transformation process at a global mid-sized pharmaceutical company. Beginning with a broad review designed to leverage collective intelligence and focus on meaningful outcomes for patients, this process examined and reshaped the structure, culture, and tools of the medical organization and its interactions within and outside the company. We report the findings of the diagnostic phase, outline the solutions implemented to date, and anticipate the next steps in this dynamic evolving journey.

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MedicineDelivery of Health CareHumansLanguagePharmaceutical PreparationsPharmaceutical Preparations

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PMID35249212
PMCPMC8898556

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