Pharmaceutical industry most poorly regarded by Americans, says Gallup survey | 06 September, 2019

The drug industry in the US has been touching new lows. According to Gallup’s annual work and education survey, conducted from August 1 to 14, the pharmaceutical industry is now the most poorly regarded industry in Americans’ eyes, ranking last on a list of 25 industries.

“The new low in the pharmaceutical industry’s US image comes amid a range of criticisms of industry norms, from generating the highest drug costs in the world to spending massive amounts in lobbying politicians to the industry's role in the US opioid crisis,” Gallup said.

The pharmaceutical industry has unseated the federal government as the lowest-rated industry this year, in terms of its net-positive score. From 2011 to 2018, the government had been last or tied for last. Americans’ net ratings for the pharmaceutical industry have never been lower since Gallup first polled on industries in 2001.

Americans continue to give their highest ratings to the restaurant and computer industries, while the grocery industry and agriculture and farming also rank near the top of the list. Other industries that rank among the top half of the list include travel, accounting, automobile, retail, real estate, banking, electric and gas utilities, and sports.

(Source: PharmaCompass)