🎯 Grammar Focus: Passive Voice in Pharma Communication

The passive voice is a must-have tool in professional English, especially in pharma. It helps you stay objective, precise, and professional—essential traits across all pharmaceutical roles. Whether you're describing a lab process, drafting a regulatory submission, reviewing a deviation, or preparing a product brochure, the passive voice allows you to highlight actions and results—not necessarily who performed them.

Let’s learn its role in objectivity and precision within pharma communication today.

🔬 R&D and Laboratory Roles

In research and formulation labs, objectivity is everything. Passive voice helps communicate results clearly and formally.

✅ The compound was dissolved in ethanol.

✅ The samples are analysed daily to monitor stability.

✅ The formulation will be tested for viscosity.

When writing SOPs or lab reports, you’ll often use present simple or past simple passive forms:

• The solution is filtered through a 0.22 µm membrane.

• The experiment was repeated three times.

🧪 Clinical Trials and Medical Affairs

In clinical documentation or study reports, the focus is on the procedure and outcomes, not individuals.

✅ The protocol was approved by the ethics committee.

✅ Adverse events were recorded during the trial.

✅ The patient was randomised into the treatment group.

You’ll also see modal verbs frequently:

• The informed consent must be obtained before enrolment.

• The data can be used for regulatory submission.

🧷 Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory writing demands formality and clarity. The passive voice is perfect for expressing procedures, timelines, and compliance status.

✅ The dossier was submitted to the EMA on March 1st.

✅ The document must be updated annually.

✅ The variation will be reviewed within 60 days.

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