Product Details

• Actors: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
• Directors: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hummingbird Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 16, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FGGNB4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,120 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Money Talks - Profits Before Patient Safety" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars much needed., May 17, 2006

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Mary S. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Money Talks - Profits Before Patient Safety (DVD)

This documentary is very concise, and very straight forward. It does not beat around the bush or preach to the choir. It features interviews with some very credible sources, all of whom have their unique take on such a timely discussion topic. I really enjoyed the way the interviews were woven together. This documentary makes a great point and I'd highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in learning the hard facts about the drug industry and its ethics.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent expose, October 24, 2006

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Nicole S. Urdang (Western New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Money Talks - Profits Before Patient Safety (DVD)

This is an excellent overview of how drug companies will stoop at nothing to show their products in a good light, even if their "cures" are worse than useless and exorbitantly expensive.
Two former sales reps explain how the drug companies seduce doctors from the time they're in med school with gifts, trips, etc. Yes, we all know this, but hearing it from people who engaged in these practices makes their methods seem even more odious and manipulative.
I especially liked Dr. Hoffman from UCLA whose calm explanations of the business of medicine and modern drug company tactics were excellent and scathing.
I wish this DVD was required by all medical schools.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No fluff, May 4, 2006

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S.T. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Money Talks - Profits Before Patient Safety (DVD)

I really enjoyed this documentary and it's lack of fluff. I am warn down by my generation's new over-the-top approach to documentary filmmaking. It is one thing to incorporate a barrage of pop music and rapid editing into a feature, or even a documentary about a band or a spelling bee, but what I really appreciated about this documentary was its refusal to mask the facts with entertaining rhetoric. The film is very blunt and gets to the point. It has something to say, and it says it - clearly. If you are looking for 50 minutes of relevant information that will leave you feeling nothing short of enlightened, this is the documentary for you.