Category: VeriBlog


  • Diagnosis in the age of COVID-19

    Diagnosis in the age of COVID-19

    To provide these insights, Verilogue engaged in voice-enabled pulse surveys with healthcare professionals and analyzed 54 responses collected July 30 – August 3, 2020 Verilogue is chronicling the impact of COVID-19 across the care continuum, focusing on the shared experiences…

  • Turning Treatment Barriers into Drivers

    Turning Treatment Barriers into Drivers

    Improved compliance and adherence can lead to better health outcomes for patients and brand growth for drug manufacturers, but convincing patients to accept treatment is a well-recognized challenge.

  • The Subtle Ways that Words Influence Us

    The Subtle Ways that Words Influence Us

    Words matter—that’s why we do the work that we do at Verilogue. We all probably agree that having clear and effective communication is important, but even more than that, the very words we choose can subtly impact those with whom…

  • Verilogue Supports #Equalpayday

    Verilogue Supports #Equalpayday

    Today is #EqualPayDay. In honor of pay parity, we’re thinking about how doctors and patients navigate costs from our fly-on-the-wall perspective. Out of the 15,000+ dialogues we’ve collected in the United States over the last year, about 5,700 mention the…

  • Why Do We Need Linguists?

    Why Do We Need Linguists?

    Imagine the preparation for an event like, let’s say, the Super Bowl. Coaches, players, trainers, and everyone else involved work constantly, together and alone, to be at peak performance when the big game rolls around. Now, imagine if, one day…

  • Two Reasons Why Drug Names Can Be A Challenge, Linguistically Speaking

    Two Reasons Why Drug Names Can Be A Challenge, Linguistically Speaking

    When I work on pipeline products, I always find the moment when drug names are announced incredibly fascinating, not just because it feels like the launch of a product’s identity in a sense, but also because the nuances of the…

  • 6 Steps to Harness Account-Based Marketing within Pharma

    6 Steps to Harness Account-Based Marketing within Pharma

    Marketing to the Pharma Sector can be quite challenging in today’s environment. Unlike normal B2B structures, these huge targets are comprised of some of the largest most profitable brands in the world, operating in arguably the most regulated sector imaginable.…

  • Are DTC TV Ads "Scaring" Patients?

    Are DTC TV Ads "Scaring" Patients?

    A recent BBC article (“Medicine Information Leaflets ‘Too Scary’ says Experts”) illustrated how word choice and framing of side effects on drug inserts may sway patients towards not taking their medication. But why? The Academy of Medical Sciences report, which…

  • Trends in Oncology: Metaphor Basics

    Trends in Oncology: Metaphor Basics

    The treatment discussion as a whole has been impacted by the launch of new classes of treatment and new products over the past year. One third (10/30) of newly approved molecules in the European Union in 2016 were drugs for…

  • Trends in Oncology: Conversation “Vital Signs”

    Trends in Oncology: Conversation “Vital Signs”

    As we convened with our global oncology colleagues and look toward the future of cancer research at ASCO 2017, Verilogue analysts have taken a last look at 2016 to see how two basic conversation “vital signs” have evolved in the…