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Prescriptions for Profit

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.

English
  • Originally Aired March 28, 1989
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code 707
  • Network PBS
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