Having (briefly) enjoyed a surge in reputation during the pandemic, the public's view of big pharma has slipped a little but there are encouraging signs that it is unlikely to fall back to the bad old days when trust seemed to be in very short supply, according to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer report.
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Trustworthiness in the pharmaceutical industry has settled since its peaks during the COVID-19 pandemic but it can move upwards again if companies assume responsibility to inform on wider issues, according to experts at Edelman.

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