Pharma: The darker side of the medicine industry

                     

    Last week I was stuck with my project, and because of so much thinking my head felt like it was exploding, which prevented me from writing my blog. Actually, I wanted to write about a series that I watched, so today I thought I could finally do that. The series is titled Pharma, directed by PR Arun, with Nivin Pauly playing the main character. It is streaming on JioHotstar. This series gives us a picture of how an industry works. Here, they present the pharmaceutical industry where medical representatives themselves are shown as their soldiers. They convince doctors to buy a particular company’s medicine by highlighting its features and benefits. Pharma also shows how medicine companies manufacture drugs that cause other health issues as side effects, and for those affected, the same company provides another medicine. In this way, the company continues to grow.

    Later in the series, several health issues are reported among children, and after research, some doctors find that the reason behind these problems is a reputed company's medicinal products. Under the leadership of a doctor named Janaki, along with other doctors and the victims, a movement begins against the company. Later, one medical representative from that reputed company also joins them.

     I’m not giving the whole story here you can watch the series yourself. It’s not an excellent one, but it talks about a very serious issue. I liked the series for that reason. Towards the end, we see that when many people stand together and fight, they successfully erase that medicine company from the field. The series has eight episodes, and while it’s not a must-watch, I think it works as a one-time watch. One thing that bothered me was the death of Dr. Janaki midway through the story. I kept wondering why the woman character had to die. For me, she was the real heroine because she started the fight against the issue. When the struggle finally succeeds, her absence creates a void. How many of you have watched this series? What did you feel after watching it?