Social Media Landscape: Pharmaceutical and Device
Social Media Landscape: Pharmaceutical and Device is a joint project from the Digital Health Coalition and Klick Health. Thank you to the team at Klick Health for making the Social Media Landscape project possible.
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The “Best in Class” in Social Media Landscape: Pharmaceutical and Device … the sites and strategies we feel represent the latest thinking in pharma and device today. We hesitate to call them “best practices” (they are not) … but at least we’re making progress as an industry. You can sort the sites by clicking and sorting the “Best in Class” column below.
These “Best in Class” properties were analyzed against multiple criteria, which vary per channel. Some of the criteria are: popularity of channel compared to peers, editorial strategy evident in posts, interaction with audience, engagement of audience, integration with other digital properties, regulatory adherence.
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This page was last updated March 8, 2013
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COMPANY | LINK | TYPE | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | 3M Littmann Stethoscopes | Brand | No |
| Abbott | Psoriasis Speaks | Disease | No |
| Accera | Axona | Brand | Yes |
| Alcon | Alcon Labs | Corporate | No |
| Allergan | Latisse | Brand | Yes |
| Allergan | Juvederm | Brand | No |
| Allergan | Breast Reconstruction by Natrelle | Brand | No |
| AstraZeneca | AstraZeneca US Community Connections | Corporate | No |
| AstraZeneca | FluMist | Brand | Yes |
| Bayer | Bayer | Corporate | Yes |
| Bayer | Bayer Karriere | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Bayer HealthCare | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Changing Possibilities in Hemophilia | Disease | No |
| Boerhinger Ingelheim | Boehringer Ingelheim | Corporate | No |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | DRIVE4COPD | Disease | No |
| Galderma | Rosacea Facts | Disease | No |
| Genentech | CF Living | Disease | No |
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline | Corporate | Yes |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson Network | Corporate | Yes |
| K2M | K2MInc | Corporate | No |
| Medtronic | Medtronic Diabetes | Disease | Yes |
| Millennium | Millenium | Corporate | Yes |
| Novartis | GilenyaGO | Brand | Yes |
| Novartis | Extavia | Brand | No |
| Novartis | TOBITime | Brand | No |
| Novartis | Novartis | Corporate | Yes |
| Novo Nordisk | Changing Possibilities in Hemophilia | Disease | No |
| Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk | Corporate | No |
| Pfizer | Pfizer | Corporate | Yes |
| Philips | Philips | Corporate | No |
| Salix | Salix | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi US Diabetes | Disease | No |
| Sanofi | Responsabilidade Coletiva | Disease | Yes |
| Sanofi | Sounds of Pertussis | Disease | Yes |
| Sanofi | Raise Your Voice Against Meningitis | Disease | Yes |
| Shire | ADHD Hub | Disease | Yes |
| Siemens | Siemens Healthcare | Corporate | No |
| Siemens | Siemens | Corporate | No |
| Sunovion | Lunesta | Brand | Yes |
| Teva | Love Well Live Well | Disease | No |
| UCB | Epilepsy Advocate | Disease | Yes |
| UCB | Parkinsons More than Motion | Disease | Yes |
| UCB | Crohns And Me | Disease | Yes |
| Watson | I Am Generess | Brand | Yes |
| Zimmer | Zimmer | Corporate | No |

YOUTUBE
COMPANY | LINK | TYPE | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen | Amgen | Corporate | No |
| Astellas | Astellas US | Corporate | No |
| AstraZeneca | AZ Video Channel | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Bayer Channel | Corporate | No |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Boehringer Ingelheim | Corporate | Yes |
| Boerhinger Ingelheim | Stroke Prevention | Disease | No |
| Boerhinger Ingelheim | AFib & Stroke: Know the Risk | Disease | No |
| Boston Scientific | Boston Scientific Endo | Disease | Yes |
| Genentech | Nutropin | Brand | No |
| Genentech | Genentech | Corporate | No |
| GSK | GSK Vision | Corporate | No |
| Janssen | Living With ADHD | Disease | No |
| Janssen | Psoriasis Matters | Brand | No |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ Health | Corporate | Yes |
| Lilly | Lilly Health | Corporate | No |
| Medtronic | Medtronic Diabetes | Disease | Yes |
| Merck | Merck | Corporate | No |
| Millennnium | Millennium | Corporate | Yes |
| Novartis | Novartis | Corporate | Yes |
| Novartis | Gilenya | Brand | Yes |
| Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk Device | Disease | No |
| Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk | Corporate | No |
| Pfizer | Pfizer News | Corporate | Yes |
| Pfizer | Pfizer Health | Disease | No |
| Pfizer | Viagra | Brand | Yes |
| Philips | Philips | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi Aventis TV | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi Pasteur TV | Corporate | No |
| Siemens | Siemens | Corporate | No |
| Siemens | Siemens PLM | Corporate | No |
| Vertex | HepC.TV | Disease | No |
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COMPANY | LINK | TYPE | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | 3M News | Corporate | No |
| 3M | 3M Infection | Disease | No |
| 3M | 3M Health Information | Corporate | No |
| Abbott | Abbott News | Corporate | No |
| Allergan | Allergan | Corporate | No |
| Amgen | BreakAwayCancer | Disease | No |
| Amgen | Amgen | Corporate | No |
| Astellas | Astellas US | Corporate | No |
| AstraZeneca | AstraZeneca | Corporate | Yes |
| AstraZeneca | AZ Helps | Corporate | No |
| AstraZeneca | AstraZeneca US | Corporate | No |
| AstraZeneca | AstraZeneca BIO | Corporate | No |
| B Braun | B Braun | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Bayer | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Bayer MSMS | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | Bayer US News | Corporate | No |
| Bayer | MensHealthCare | Disease | No |
| Bayer | Thrombo Adviser | Disease | No |
| Bayer | Bayer HealthCare | Corporate | No |
| Baxter | Baxter | Corporate | No |
| Baxter | Baxter International | Corporate | No |
| Beckman Coulter | BC Life Sciences | Corporate | No |
| Becton Dickinson | BD Corporate News | Corporate | No |
| Biomet | BIOMET3i | Corporate | No |
| BMS | BMS News | Corporate | No |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Boehringer | Corporate | Yes |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Boehringer DE | Corporate | No |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Boehringer US | Corporate | No |
| Boston Scientific | Boston Scientific | Corporate | No |
| Boston Scientific | BSC EU Heart | Disease | No |
| Boston Scientific | BSC Women's Health | Disease | No |
| Cephalon | Cephalon Inc | Corporate | No |
| Covidien | Covidien | Corporate | No |
| Covidien | Choice in Surgery | Disease | No |
| Dentsply | DENTSPLY UK | Corporate | No |
| Fresenius | Fresenius | Corporate | No |
| Galderma | Rosacea Facts | Disease | No |
| GE | GE Healthcare | Corporate | No |
| GE | GE Healthymagination | Corporate | No |
| Genentech | Genentech | Corporate | No |
| Genzyme | Genzyme | Corporate | No |
| Gilead Sciences | Gilead Sciences | Corporate | No |
| GSK | GSK | Corporate | No |
| GSK | GSK US | Corporate | Yes |
| Hologic | Hologic4Women | Corporate | No |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ Comm | Corporate | Yes |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ Stories | Corporate | No |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ Video | Corporate | No |
| K2M | K2M Inc | Corporate | No |
| Lilly | LillyPad | Corporate | Yes |
| Lilly | Lilly Clinical Innovation | Corporate | No |
| Lundbeck | Lundbeck US | Corporate | No |
| Medtronic | Medtronic News | Corporate | No |
| Merck | Merck | Corporate | No |
| Merck | Merck4Bio | Corporate | No |
| Millennium | Millennium US | Corporate | Yes |
| Novartis | Novartis | Corporate | Yes |
| Novartis | Novartis BIO | Corporate | No |
| Novartis | Novartis Vaccine | Corporate | No |
| Novartis | Gilenya | Brand | Yes |
| Novo Nordisk | Race with Insulin | Disease | Yes |
| Novo Nordisk | NovoNordisk GA | Corporate | No |
| Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk US | Corporate | No |
| Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk TBL | Corporate | No |
| Pfizer | Pfizer News | Corporate | Yes |
| Philips | Philips Healthcare | Corporate | No |
| Philips | Philips PR | Corporate | No |
| Roche | Roche | Corporate | Yes |
| Roche | XenicareVE | Disease | Yes |
| Roche | Accuchek US | Brand | Yes |
| Salix | Salix | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi US | Corporate | Yes |
| Sanofi | Health FORWARD US | Disease | Yes |
| Sanofi | Sanofi TV | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Diabetes Sanofi | Disease | Yes |
| Sanofi | Sanofi Inspires | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | AF Stat | Disease | Yes |
| Sanofi | Sanofi (Deutsch) | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi Pasteur | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Sanofi US VOICES | Corporate | No |
| Sanofi | Go Meals | Disease | No |
| Shire | Shire Pharma | Corporate | No |
| Siemens | Siemens Health | Corporate | No |
| Siemens | Siemens USA | Corporate | No |
| Smith Nephew | Smith Nephew | Corporate | No |
| St Jude Medical | St Jude Medical | Corporate | No |
| Stratpharma | Strataderm | Brand | No |
| Stryker | Stryker | Corporate | No |
| Stryker | Stryker Endo | Corporate | No |
| Takeda (Millenium) | Millennium US | Corporate | Yes |
| UCB | UCB News | Corporate | No |
| Varian Medical | Varian Med Sys | Corporate | No |
| Zimmer | Zimmer | Corporate | No |