Good Pharma

Pharma is a dirty word to some. Even to those with milder views, it’s an industry often painted with an unenviable public image. Negative portrayals of massive conglomerates that happily trade patient wellbeing for profits are too frequently projected upon the pharmaceutical sector from those outside of it. Indisputably, pharma companies are powered by profit, but so is any business. Revenue pays salaries and overheads. It’s the lifeblood of any company, big or small. Why then, does pharma get such a bad rep? This paper presents an in depth look into the pharmaceutical industry and presents another side of the industry.