Apotek Hjärtat: A Hard Pill To Swallow, 5

Credits & Description:

Title of Entry: A Hard Pill To Swallow
Brand: Apotek Hjärtat
Product/Service: More sustainable medicinal drugs
Client: Apotek Hjärtat
Entrant Company: Åkestam Holst NoA
Creative Agency: Åkestam Holst NoA
Duration of Entry: 02:00
Chief Creative Officer: Magnus Jakobsson
Art Director: Joakim Khoury, Martin Noreby, Michal Sitkiewicz
Copywriter: Simon Lublin, Rickard Beskow
Account Executive: Lina Engler
Account Manager: Linda Bryttmar, Jennie Strinnhed
Producer: Henrik Adenskog
Date of Release: 2019-10-30
Notes: Hyderabad in India is the capital of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Due to a lack of environmental oversight, factories here dump their waste straight into nature. In 2019, the pharmacy Apotek Hjärtat decided to highlight the issue. We collected 100 liters of water in Hyderabad and extracted the active substances. The result was a deadly new kind of “medicine” that was sent as direct mail to politicians, highlighted in print ads with an open letter and used as PR activation. It got the public to question how their medicine is produced, and politicians to propose new stricter laws.
URL Link (optional): https://hardpilltoswallow.se/en/
Other Credits: Anna Forsberg
Other Credits: Karl Wikström
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Other Credits: Lotta Person
Other Credits: Sarah Frey
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Other Credits: Kalle Peterz
Other Credits: Eskil Lundberg
Other Credits: Nisse Axman
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