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Analysis of Marketing Strategies of Pharmacies
Mikulcová, Jitka ; Kostřiba, Jan (advisor) ; Pokladníková, Jitka (referee)
The theoretical part of this diploma thesis defines basic terms related to the marketing and gives a general overview of marketing strategies. It also evaluates the importance of marketing in public health services and describes possibilities of internet health technologies that patients use for the contact with health professionals and getting information about health. The practical part analyzes patients' opinion on pharmacy marketing practice and importance of internet communication. Data were collected via the questionnaire survey among the users of internet and Facebook and customers in one independent community pharmacy in Beroun. Practical part also refers about the experimental marketing campaign that was performed in the pharmacy in Beroun and that focused on the creating promotion materials and technologies of internet communication. According to results, many patients appreciate marketing activities of community pharmacies. There is also noticeable a positive trend of using the web sites and social media to connect with the community pharmacy. Key words: marketing, healthcare, community pharmacy, internet, social media, the Czech Republic
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Analysis of Marketing Strategies of Pharmacies
Mikulcová, Jitka ; Kostřiba, Jan (advisor) ; Pokladníková, Jitka (referee)
The theoretical part of this diploma thesis defines basic terms related to the marketing and gives a general overview of marketing strategies. It also evaluates the importance of marketing in public health services and describes possibilities of internet health technologies that patients use for the contact with health professionals and getting information about health. The practical part analyzes patients' opinion on pharmacy marketing practice and importance of internet communication. Data were collected via the questionnaire survey among the users of internet and Facebook and customers in one independent community pharmacy in Beroun. Practical part also refers about the experimental marketing campaign that was performed in the pharmacy in Beroun and that focused on the creating promotion materials and technologies of internet communication. According to results, many patients appreciate marketing activities of community pharmacies. There is also noticeable a positive trend of using the web sites and social media to connect with the community pharmacy. Key words: marketing, healthcare, community pharmacy, internet, social media, the Czech Republic
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The analyzis of the communication tools used to support the pharmaceutical products PROTECTUM
Zaoral, Jaromír ; Halík, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Peroutková, Petra Miriel (referee)
The subject of this thesis is to analyze the communication tools used to support the pharmaceutical products PROTECTUM. From a theoretical point of view, this thesis describes the specifics of marketing in pharmacy, concerning the disease "age-related macular degeneration" and products that treat this disease. The theoretical findings are used in the following practical part. The practical part of this thesis focuses on the analysis of the market for these products - the lutein market. It describes the major companies operating in this sector. It presents the results of a survey dealing with the promotion of the products in the place of sale. The main point of this work is the SWOT analysis of business communication tools of the firm GLIM care. Based on the SWOT analysis, amendments are proposed to the existing communication strategy.
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Influence of pharmaceutical companies on physician decision making on providing health care
KOCUMOVÁ, Zdeňka
The thesis deals with a current issue of the relationship between pharmaceutical manufacturers and physicians. Its objective it to find out the influence pharmaceutical companies exercise on a physician decision making on providing health care, what influences physicians´ medication selection and whether there are differences in individual physicians´ specializations. Based on the findings of the research the thesis aims at creating suggestions of changes in legislation concerning the relationship between a physician and a pharmaceutical company and the establishment of new rules. The introductory theoretical part describes the role of a physician and pharmaceutical companies in the current health care system. In the practical part the method of qualitative research, characteristics of the research database and results of standardized interviews using direct quotations are presented. Discussion is focused on comparing the research results with the views of media articles and the own opinion of the thesis writer. In the conclusive part of the thesis existing rules are described and the writer recommends some measures which may lead to changes in public attitudes. Another issue, which goes beyond this thesis and could become a topic for further research, is also outlined. Based on the collected data, in the closing part of the work a hypothesis for a potential quantitative research is stated. The contribution of the thesis is based on the possibility of clarifying complicated relations between physicians and pharmaceutical manufacturers both for professional and general public.
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