Medcomms
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Pharma news and strategy
DiSC profiles
PPT tips and tricks
100

These meetings gather external experts to provide strategic insights and feedback on clinical data or brand messaging.

What is an advisory board?

100

HEOR

What is health economics and outcomes research?

100

This hematology conference occurs in December every year.

What is ASH (American Society of Hematology)?

100

People with this DISC style are often direct, results-oriented, and thrive in fast-paced environments.

What in Dominance?

100

This keyboard shortcut allows you to "repeat my last action."

What is "ctrl + Y"?

200

In the context of medcomms deliverables, this term refers to the exchange of scientific information directly between healthcare professionals, often facilitated through speaker programs, symposia, or roundtable discussions.

What is peer-to-peer?

200

SWOT

What is Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?

200

This phase of clinical trial is is the gold standard to support regulatory labeling.

What is a Phase 3 trial?

200

Individuals with this DISC style value consistency, patience, and teamwork—ideal for roles requiring stable support and follow-through.

What is Steadiness?

200

This PowerPoint feature lets you manage object visibility and layer order, allowing you to hide items and move them between the background and foreground from a central panel.

What is the selection pane?

300

This deliverable consists of the most common anticipated questions from HCPs and recommended responses for sales reps.

What is an objection handler?

300

ISI

What is Important Safety Information?

300

This is the term for what happens when a branded drug's patent expires (eg, Revlimid in 2022)

What is loss of exclusivity?

300

This style is most likely to be motivated by relationships.

What is Influence?

300

This button ensures your PowerPoint file will retain a slide master, even if the master is not used for any slides.

What is "preserve master"?

400

This principle requires that promotional materials present both positive and negative information (eg, efficacy and safety) about a product.

What is fair balance?

400

ODAC

What is Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee?

400

Patient-reported outcomes data may be subject to selection bias when patients with this characteristic are more likely to complete PRO assessments.

What is healthier, more motivated, or more engaged patients? (all acceptable)

400

These two major DiSC types are known to be more fast-paced and outgoing or outspoken?

What is Dominance and Influence?

400

In PowerPoint, holding down this key while clicking and dragging an object allows you to duplicate it

What is "ctrl"?

500

This process involves submitting promotional materials to the FDA's Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) to ensure that any promotional materials adhere to FDA advertising regulations.

What is a 2253 submission?

500

sBLA

What is a Supplemental Biologics License Application?

500

Name one product that was discussed at an ODAC meeting in 2025.

What is:

Columvi (glofitamab)

Darzalex (daratumumab)

Talzenna (talazoparib) 

Mitomycin

Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) 

500

Name one trait embodied by individuals with the conscientious (C) DiSC type.

What is:

Analytical, precise, systematic, attention to detail, task-oriented, reflective, cautious, questioning? (other answers may be acceptable)

500

Use this function in Adobe if you want to combine comments from two versions into a single file.

What is "import data file"?

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