After the pandemic’s hit, the most vital to all human beings across the globe is health and medication. It was after that hit, we realized how pharma providers were important and that the industry sought to change how consumers receive care. 

With nationwide lockdowns everywhere, there was a huge shift in consumer preferences drastically as more and more patients opted to receive prescriptions and care directly at their homes. Almost two years of in-flux of direct-to-consumer (D2C) platforms has remained this way. 

This new shift has not only accelerated new ways for providers to reach patients at their homes but also opened up the healthcare industry to smaller pharmaceutical companies that otherwise would not have stood in competing with the larger companies. All the situations have aligned to shift towards virtual care that helped democratize the pharmaceutical industry aiding providers, patients, and pharma alike. 

Providing better healthcare facilities 

The direct-to-customer shift has been rapidly taking place. When we look at the health tech companies, they are creating platforms that can serve all stakeholders such as manufacturers, providers, and caregivers by creating a system that gives the patient better control over their health leading to better outcomes too. 

Patients can benefit from the benefits that are available to them by giving them access to all health touchpoints in one seamless location. This can also increase the opportunities for other pharma companies to enter the market. The other way is through partnerships, these can also add great value in providing the patients with better medication when and where the patient needs it. 

Multiple choices to choose 

The two major challenges in the healthcare industry are drug costs and access to health facilities. But with the help of adapting to new technologies, many pharma companies are stepping up to address these issues. 

In addition to this, partnerships between the companies and health tech platforms, even the lesser-known brands can reach a wider audience while increasing available drug options from which the patients can choose the best. Health tech platforms create an ecosystem that links stakeholders to patients, eliminating much of the friction patients suffer trying to access timely and affordable healthcare. 

Road ahead 

As the healthcare industry is evolving day by day, the only thing that will remain constant is the expectations of the consumers that the healthcare systems should be available at their fingertips. From transferring prescriptions from a patient’s doctor to having them automatically refilled and delivering them to the patients with little effort on their end, pharma democratization will continue to grow. 

The outcomes due to the virtual care are being improved by providing more easy access to avail the healthcare facilities. There also be greater use of data analytics, specifically to provide insights back to the patient’s insights back to solve problems along the patient’s journey. This can help in understanding the behavioral and lifestyle changes with more personalized and accessible health and wealth experience across achieving great transparency.