Prescription for Disaster (2006)
• April 21st, 2006 • 1h 28min
Documentary
Overview
Prescription for Disaster is an in-depth investigation into the symbiotic relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their health care. During this thorough investigation, we take a close look at patented drugs, why they are so readily prescribed by doctors, the role insurance companies and HMO's play in promoting compliance, and the problem of rising health care costs. We will examine the marketing and public relations efforts on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies, including sales reps, medical journals and conferences.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Dig!
Released on: 2004-05-14
Documentary, Music
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...
Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust
Released on: 2013-08-08
Music, Documentary
Form small beginnings on a Victorian farm to globetrotting punk rock icons, the Cosmic Psychos becam...
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down
Released on: 2007-03-23
Comedy, Documentary
Tongue-in-cheek look at 20-something singles clubbing and partying in L.A. Voice-over narration, cha...
Does Your Soul Have a Cold?
Released on: 2007-10-23
Documentary
This documentary follows the lives of five Japanese individuals to explore how depression is perceiv...
Medicating Normal
Released on: 2020-09-15
Documentary
One in five Americans is taking a psychiatric drug, including millions of children. Pharmaceutical c...
Dread Beat and Blood
Released on: 1979-09-01
Documentary, Music
Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
Released on: 1994-04-09
Documentary
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over ...
LSD: The Beyond Within
Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary
This refreshingly frank and impartial study of the discovery and development of the notorious halluc...
Woodstock
Released on: 1970-03-26
Documentary, History, Music
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation ...
TMZ Presents: Hollywood is High
Released on: 2024-04-20
Documentary, TV Movie
From ayahuasca retreats to ketamine therapy, celebrities and scientists alike explore the healing po...
Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia
Released on: 2007-12-15
Documentary
With a strong emphasis on founder Larry Harvey and temple artist David Best, this video expresses th...
Like It Is
Released on: 1968-07-20
Documentary
This documentary on the "youth movement" of the late 1960s focuses on the hippie pot smoking/free lo...
Elvis Presley: Shook Up
Released on: 2025-01-01
Documentary, Music
Behind the glitz and glamour of rock 'n' roll royalty is the haunting tale of Elvis Presley. Many qu...
Scotland the Rave
Released on: 2021-08-24
Documentary, Music
Best-selling author Graeme Armstrong reveals his passion for rave, meeting some of the superstar DJs...
A Nice Kid Like You
Released on: 1970-01-01
Documentary
Documentary about East Coast college students' candid views on drug use, sex, politics, parents, fac...
The CEO of Sinaloa
Released on: 2021-10-21
Documentary, Crime
The CEO of Sinaloa takes an objective, in-depth, and original approach to the story of Joaquín "El C...
I Was Possessed by God
Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary
On Valentine's Day, 1993, Caveh Zahedi decided to ingest 5 grams (a very large dose) of hallucinogen...
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within
Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary
A feature length documentary which invites the viewer to rediscover an enchanted cosmos in the moder...
Linford
Released on: 2024-07-25
Documentary
100m Olympic champion Linford Christie is one of Britain’s most successful athletes. Now, he’s confr...