This statistic displays those who agree with the question, "When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you?", as of 2013. Some 75 percent of those who are currently taking long-term medication said they would be most receptive when they are about to start taking the medication to pharmaceutical company contact. Many believe it's important to have complementary services to pharmaceutical products.
When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you?
Characteristic
Total audience
Currently taking long-term medication
Currently taking short-term medication
Currently taking lifestyle medication
When you are about to start taking the medication (examples of assistance or support: where to find the product, help determining if the medicine is right for you, information on taking the product, financial)
74%
75%
69%
74%
When you are already on a medication (examples of assistance or support: information on side effects, adherence assistance, finding patients with the same health issue)
50%
53%
47%
49%
When you are thinking about switching (examples of assistnace or support: comparison with alternative medicines, financial assistance/discounts)
50%
48%
52%
49%
There are no circumstances under which I find it appropriate or desirable for a pharmaceutical company to provide me assistance or support
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Accenture. (February 20, 2014). When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/
Accenture. "When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you?." Chart. February 20, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/
Accenture. (2014). When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/
Accenture. "When Would You Be Most Receptive to Pharmaceutical Companies Contacting You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/
Accenture, When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
When would you be most receptive to pharmaceutical companies contacting you? [Graph], Accenture, February 20, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325842/best-time-for-pharmaceutical-companies-to-contact-patient/
