
Through exclusive interviews, whistleblower testimony, and rare footage, the film reveals how Kapoor and his team built a ruthless sales machine that used bribery, deception, and insurance fraud to push the drug beyond its intended use. Doctors were incentivized with lavish payments, speaker fees, and personal perks. Sales reps with no pharmaceutical training were told to get results “by any means necessary.”
As Subsys prescriptions soared, so did patient overdoses and deaths. Federal investigations uncovered forged signatures, fake diagnoses, and a company culture driven by profit at all costs. In a historic legal case, John Kapoor became the first pharmaceutical CEO convicted under U.S. racketeering laws.
This shocking true story is a searing indictment of Big Pharma's darkest corners—and a sobering look at how profit motives can destroy lives.
Original Title : Opioids, Inc.
Director : Thomas Jennings
Cast : Nathaniel Yeager, Roddy Boyd, Gillian Tett