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S1989E07: Prescriptions for Profit

Frontline · Season 1989
Aired 28 Mar 1989 at 1:00am (UTC)
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Synopsis

Frontline reporter Joe Rosenbloom investigates abuses in the fiercely competitive marketing and promotion of prescription drugs by the pharmaceutical manufacturers. The program explores the dangers of hype and hard sell applied to widely prescribed arthritis medications and how the industry tries to influence the prescribing habits of doctors.

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