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Reimagining pharmaceutical commercial strategy in the era of precision medicine: Balancing innovation, access, and affordability


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Title: Reimagining pharmaceutical commercial strategy in the era of precision medicine: Balancing innovation, access, and affordability

Authors: Paul-Miki R. Ibekwe, Chinyere E. Ekanem, Uchechukwu Okafor, Chidinma I. Onyeibor

Journal: International medical science research journal

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Year: 2025

Volume: 5

Issue: 8

Language: en

DOI: 10.51594/imsrj.v5i8.2071

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Abstract

The era of precision medicine is transforming the pharmaceutical industry’s traditional commercial landscape, shifting focus from mass-market blockbuster models to individualized, high-value therapies. While these advances—driven by genomics, artificial intelligence, and biomarker-based diagnostics—hold immense promise for improving patient outcomes, they have also created profound challenges for affordability, access, and sustainability. This manuscript reimagines pharmaceutical commercial strategy through the lens of equity and innovation, examining how data-driven frameworks, adaptive pricing models, and global access partnerships can balance profitability with public health imperatives.
We explore how precision therapeutics, including gene and cell therapies, disrupt conventional return-on-investment timelines and require new commercial paradigms built on predictive analytics, real-world evidence, and outcome-based reimbursement. Economic and ethical tensions surrounding exclusivity, value-based pricing, and affordability in low- and middle-income countries are critically analyzed. Drawing upon global case studies—from oncology to rare diseases—the paper highlights the emerging role of digital ecosystems in optimizing market forecasting, patient segmentation, and equitable resource allocation.
Finally, the manuscript proposes an integrated model for equity-driven commercialization, emphasizing regulatory agility, collaborative innovation, and transparent pricing governance. It argues that the long-term viability of the precision medicine revolution depends on aligning scientific innovation with social responsibility and access justice. By embedding market intelligence within a global health framework, the pharmaceutical industry can redefine success—not merely by therapeutic breakthroughs, but by how effectively those breakthroughs reach every patient in need.
Keywords: Precision Medicine, Pharmaceutical Commercial Strategy, Commercial Model, Commercialization, Therapeutic Equity, Market Analytics, Access And Affordability, Health Innovation Policy


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