Brand Medicine - The Role of Branding in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Electronic book text)

As governments seek to mitigate the cost of state subsidized healthcare, branding in the pharmaceutical industry has become a critical issue. Drugs companies must change their methods of communication and distribution focusing more on their direct relationship with the consumer. This requires fundamental changes in consumer behaviour, access to information, freedom of choice and value for money. Brands and brand values will play a leading role in this process, as has been seen with products such as Prozac and Viagra. This book by Interbrand Newell and Sorrell provides thinking on branding for the pharmaceutical industry and lessons for anyone involved in brand development and management.