Prescription for Disaster

Prescription for Disaster (1:32)

A documentary about drug scandals, featuring whistleblower David J. Graham's revelations about Vioxx...

This documentary explores pharmaceutical disasters, such as the approval of Vioxx (a drug that cost the lives of an estimated 60,000 people in the USA alone) and the incestuous relationship between the FDA and the drug companies. Features whistleblower David J. Graham, who exposed the Vioxx scandal.

Recommended for Canadians curious about the effectiveness of our food and drug regulator, Health Canada, which models the FDA in many of its practices.