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Netflix’s newest hit movie, Pain Hustlers, tells the story of a pharma company that bribed doctors to buy and prescribe its highly addictive opioid drug, Lonafen, only to have that medication ...
Netflix's 'Pain Hustlers' features a fictional opioid called Lonafen, which is inspired by Subsys, a real fentanyl-based drug made by Insys.
Netflix’s newest hit movie, Pain Hustlers, dives into the story of a pharmaceutical company, Zanna Pharmaceuticals, that produces a highly addictive opioid drug called Lonafen.
Pain Hustlers is a 2023 American crime comedy film co-produced and directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Wells Tower, based on the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The film is loosely based on the activities of the real world company Insys Therapeutics and their role in the US opioid crisis .
In Pain Hustlers, Lonafen is modeled after Subsys, a real medication that released in 2012. Subsys is an oral fentanyl spray that was initially offered to cancer patients, before being pushed to ...
How a bizarre but real Big Pharma exec's video inspired Chris Evans's surprising hip-hop scene in 'Pain Hustlers': 'He can rap like a professional' Kevin Polowy. October 26, 2023 at 12:00 PM.
The scene comes deep into the new Netflix film “Pain Hustlers,” and it feels bracingly real and tragic. If only the rest of the movie, the latest in a string of opioid-themed films, felt the same.
In addition to Subsys, Insys Therapeutics marketed Syndros, a synthetic THC product, and was working toward approval of other cannabis derivatives. [3] [5] Despite delta-9 THC being classified as a Schedule I substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Syndros was classified as a Schedule II substance used in adults to treat loss of appetite in people with AIDS who have lost weight ...