Today Pharmactical Manufacturing
Manufacturing gets no respect. Big pharmaceutical companies are easy targets of the media. Someone should do something to fix that. These are some of the things I hear from pharmaceutical manufacturers every day. Many professionals believe that our industry gets a bad rap, and I think they’re right. Our industry has created some of its own problems, of course, and must do more to, for example, ensure product quality and supply chain safety, improve manufacturing efficiency, and always put the patient first. If not, our image will continue to suffer in the eyes of the public. But much of the criticism we face stems from the importance of the work we do. Our industry makes products that are life-changing, life-sustaining, and impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide. When the cost of a drug increases or there are problems with a new medication, the public feels the consequences. In these cases, it’s a natural reaction to search for someone or something upon which t...