Conduct credible research and watch the documentary, Big Bucks Big Pharma (under Healthcare Resources). Take notes.
In 750-words minimum, formulate a summary about the video, including a) the ways that illness and disease is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain, b) how the industry’s marketing practices and pharmaceutical advertising that glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors, c) how the industry practices shapes both patients and doctors and how disease is treated, and d) the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for society’s health and well-being. Include at least two examples from the video that made an impact on you. Conclude with an academic-based opinion about where you stand on the multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry.
