Welcome to the Genentech Medical Twitter page! This page is intended for US Healthcare Professionals only.
This Twitter page has been created by Genentech Medical Affairs as a forum to share scientific information. This includes, but is not limited to, medical information, disease education, research updates, and clinical trial information that may be investigational in nature. The information presented on the Genentech Medical Twitter page does not imply US FDA approval and should not be construed as a recommendation for use.
There are regulations in our industry that regulate what can and cannot be said on our Twitter page. As a result, all @mentions, comments, replies, pictures, and videos posted on this Twitter page will be moderated. Tweets that are offensive, threatening, or violate our Community Guidelines will not be shown on our page and may result in the user getting blocked from this Twitter page and/or reported to Twitter.
Please review and familiarize yourself with the rules below before you post any comments or replies to this Twitter page. Generally, we will respond to comments or replies to our Tweets at the earliest opportunity but will not respond to comments or replies to our Tweets that violate our Community Guidelines or Twitter Terms of Service.
Join the conversation.
We want you to be part of the community. We welcome your comments and replies on our Twitter page as long as you follow our Community Guidelines. If your comment or reply is off-topic, confusing or misleading, or violates our Community Guidelines, it will not be shown on the page.
Since we have to be mindful of the regulations that govern our industry, please do not post any comments or replies that reference Genentech products and services or those of our competitors.
Report adverse events.
If you are aware of anyone that has experienced any adverse events related to Genentech products, we encourage you to report them immediately to Genentech Drug Safety by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-888-835-2555. You can also contact the FDA directly by visiting www.fda.gov/medwatch or calling 1-800-FDA-1088. If your comment or reply includes an adverse event that anyone you are aware of has experienced while taking a Genentech product, we will follow required processes to report this adverse event to the FDA and you may be contacted with questions or for additional information.
Do not solicit or give medical advice.
This Twitter page is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice or clinical judgment of any qualified healthcare professional. Though many who follow and interact with this Twitter page are part of the healthcare community (eg, physicians, nurses, scientists), this is not a forum for giving medical advice.
Respect users’ privacy.
We want you to share this content with other US healthcare professionals, so you may include @mentions in your comments or replies. Please do not share personal information about yourself or others that is not in the public domain. Do not post comments, replies, or @mentions that include either positive or negative feedback about specific healthcare professionals, institutions, facilities, or clinics.
Be respectful of others.
This Twitter page is meant to communicate medical and clinical trial information from Genentech Medical Affairs to healthcare professionals. Please refrain from using language that is disrespectful, obscene, offensive, inflammatory, discriminatory, or that contains profanity.
User-generated content is public.
You understand and agree that user-generated content will be treated as nonconfidential and nonproprietary and that you are giving us and our affiliates a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such user-generated content in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate that content in other works, in any form, media, technology, or products now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes; and you further represent, warrant, and covenant that you have and will continue to have the legal right to grant these rights.
Any product advertisements or offers of healthcare services will not be shown on this Twitter page.
We reserve the right to update our Community Guidelines at any time. If we do make changes to our Community Guidelines, any comment or reply you post on this Twitter page indicates your acceptance of any revisions to these terms.
Visit www.gene.com/privacy-policy for more information about privacy at Genentech.
Follow the law.
Do not post comments or replies that violate copyright and/or other intellectual property law, are fraudulent or deceptive, are libelous or defamatory, or promote violence or illegal activity.
Genentech does not control and is not responsible for the accuracy of any opinions, advice, information, or other comments or replies posted on this Twitter page by third parties, including subject matter experts. The views expressed in comments or replies posted on this Twitter page are solely those of the commenters and do not necessarily represent the views of Genentech, their employees, or affiliates.
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Contact us.
Visit www.genentech-medinfo.com/resources.html to connect with your Medical Science Liaison (MSL), submit a medical inquiry, and participate in an online chat or video conference with a specialist.
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Visit https://genentech-clinicaltrials.com for the latest updates on Genentech clinical trials and supporting research.
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