Pharma’s Digital Challenge: Scale Globally, Stay Compliant Locally

If you’ve worked in pharma digital, you know the paradox:
→ Launch in 50 countries
→ Adapt content to regional rules
→ Keep it fast, consistent, and secure

And still… maintain trust, compliance, and auditability.

For many pharma companies, Drupal has become the foundation to solve this complexity — not just as a CMS, but as a global content and compliance engine.

Local vs Global: The Platform Tension

Local marketing teams need agility.
Global governance teams need control.
Compliance officers need traceability.

Drupal’s multisite and federated governance models make it possible to:

• Localize without duplicating

• Reuse assets across markets

• Maintain centralized compliance oversight

This is what platform thinking looks like — in action.

When Compliance Isn’t Optional, Architecture Matters

Regulatory standards vary — but the need for documentation, version control, and access permissions is universal.

Drupal’s core supports:

• Role-based access and audit logs

• Consent-aware content delivery

• Compliant integration with Veeva, Salesforce Health Cloud, and more

Compliance isn’t a plug-in — it’s baked into the structure.

Build Once, Adapt Many Times

A product site in the US.
A trial recruitment site in India.
An HCP education portal in the EU.

Instead of building from scratch, Drupal allows pharma companies to build frameworks — adaptable templates that speed up time-to-market and reduce rework.

This composable model is critical for pharma brands that want to scale without sprawl.

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