U.S. Drug Industry's unhealthy profits: Investigative report by Aljazeera (Video)
The US healthcare industry is the world's biggest, with $300bn per year spent on prescription drugs. For years critics have accused the pharmaceutical industry of using aggressive marketing (huge kick-backs and expensive rewards for doctors, sexy sales agents, expensive TV and paper ads) to "push" drugs on doctors and the general public, without due attention to extent of side effects and suitability for patients.
Although for many people prescription drugs offer undeniable benefits, for many others drugs bring about devastating side effects and loss of health, savings and possibly their life. In "Drug Money" Aljazeera's brave investigative program PEOPLE and POWER, addresses recent health scandals and the secret working practices of pharmaceutical companies. Revelations emerge of pervasive fraud, fatal side effects, and huge kick-backs paid to doctors. Portions of the Video shown below:
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