The decision making process behind adopting a new rheumatic treatment

How can we use market research to assess if patients will be open to switching to a new treatment?

Situation

A global pharmaceutical company wants to assess the potential market opportunity for an advanced treatment designed for 2 Rheumatic conditions.

Solution

The new treatment was only introduced two years into the diagnosis, the client is uncertain whether patients will be open to switching from the standard treatment.

Impact

Armed with a deep understanding of (i) patient & provider reaction to treatment profile; (ii) hesitance and inertia to switch from the existing treatment; (iii) early adopters,  we identified potential enablers and barriers to switching to a new treatment for both immunological conditions.

This is very exciting and gives us confidence as we prepare for launch.

- Director, Commercial Development