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It released in February 2020 on Netflix, the series relates the efforts of Dan Schneider (activist), a small-town pharmacist in Poydras, Louisiana, to identify his son's killer and how this led to his gathering evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans.
Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana, makes effort to identify his son's killer, which leads to his gathering of evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans.
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- 2020-02-05
- Documentary, Crime
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After his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Julia Willoughby Nason, Jenner Furst
- February 5, 2020
- 1
The Pharmacist presents an early look at what would become a national health crisis, as the use of OxyContin rose in popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Feb 15, 2020 · Netflix's The Pharmacist tells the true story of Dan Schneider and his intense journey to stop drug abuse in the United States. The story begins as Schneider, a Louisiana-based pharmacist,...
- zee.krstic@hearst.com
- 2 min
- Content Strategy Manager, Hearst Magazines
In 1999, after losing his son in a drug-related shooting in New Orleans and lacking answers from police, a small town pharmacist - Dan Schneider - beats the odds when he embarks on a dogged pursuit to find and bring his son’s killer to justice.
Dan Schneider, a pharmacist who lost his son to a drug overdose, investigates the role of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma in the opioid epidemic. Watch the trailer and read reviews of this four-part series on Rotten Tomatoes.