Big Pharma Has a Big PR Problem

It's one of the least-respected industries in America.

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It’s no surprise that the public doesn’t have much trust for “big pharma” — the industry’s questionable practices have inspired countless parodies and a sea of sputtering editorials. But just how big of a reputation problem does the pharmaceutical industry have? According to Harris Poll’s latest Reputation Quotient study, it’s officially not pretty.

The poll has big pharma ranked ninth out of 14 industries, landing just above another much-maligned practice perceived to put profits above the people it is meant to protect: insurance companies.

Yikes.

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