Why Are Prescription Drugs So Costly in the US? | The Other Drug War (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the U.S.? In this 2003 documentary that still resonates, FRONTLINE investigated the battle between U.S. consumers and pharmaceutical companies, and the debate over the role the government should play in drug pricing. Read updates on our website about what’s happened since “The Other Drug War” aired, including recalls of two of the prescription drugs mentioned in the film: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/ar... This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Donate to FRONTLINE now: https://bit.ly/47DFzCb And support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/donate “The Other Drug War” went inside America’s decades-long fight over prescription drug costs. Through interviews with consumers, legislators, scientists, industry leaders and analysts, the documentary probed the tension between the high cost of scientific innovation and consumers’ need for affordable medications. It also examined the debate over whether federal and state governments should be involved in drug pricing, and the legislative landscape at the time. "The Other Drug War" is a FRONTLINE co-production with Palfreman Film Group, Inc. The producer, director and writer is Jon Palfreman. The producer and director is Barbara Moran. Explore additional reporting on "The Other Drug War" on our website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl... #Documentary #DrugPrices #Pharma #PrescriptionDrugs #Medicare #DrugCosts Subscribe on YouTube:    / pbsfrontline   Sign up for our newsletter: https://frontline.org/newsletter Instagram:   / frontlinepbs   Facebook:   / frontline   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/frontlinepbs... FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with major support from Ford Foundation. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Trust, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.