A medical writer has a unique opportunity to be involved with documents across the various stages of a product’s lifecycle. At the start of their careers, writers typically specialise in documents that are created in a particular phase of drug development and are accordingly titled as early phase writers, late phase writers, publication writers, and so on. As writers progress in their careers, depending on each writer’s interests, they could be exposed to a plethora of documents across the writing continuum (starting from pre-clinical to post-approval phases of drug development). Writers thus have the potential to play an important role in ensuring data is disseminated to various stakeholders in a coherent and seamless manner throughout the product’s lifecycle. Let’s take a look at the various aspects to keep in mind as writers move from one document to the next and help connect the dots!

Medical Writing. 2023;32(1)82-85. https://doi.org/10.56012/feef1217