'The Pharmacist' chronicles one man's fight to make sense of his son's sudden and tragic death. Dan Schneider is a small town pharmacist living an ordinary middle class life. His entire world is rocked upside down by the brutal death of his son. When he learns that his son was killed in New Orleans during a drug deal gone bad, Dan can't comprehend how his son was shot to death over drugs. He never suspected that his own son had any problems. Grieving over the loss of his son, Dan makes a promise to find the killer. What starts out as an obsessive murder investigation turns into something that Dan never would've imagined.
The 4 part Netflix documentary takes us through Dan's journey. Following his son's death, Dan can't help but notice many young men and women dying from prescription OxyContin overdoses. As a pharmacist, Dan can't just stand by and watch people harm themselves from the drugs that he personally gives to his patients. His personal investigation turns the attention to a single doctor in New Orleans who is responsible for 90% of all the OxyContin prescriptions. Dan sees this as a chance to help save the lives of other young adults with addiction problems in honor of his son.
The documentary takes the audience on a roller coaster ride as Dan uses all of his resources to fight unethical doctors and eventually Big Pharma. It was heartbreaking to see the effects drugs (legal or illegal) have on people who become addicted and their family. I would recommend this to everyone and I think those of you in healthcare would especially find this interesting. It really puts the spotlight on the vastness of the opioid crises all over the country, and how critical drug monitoring system is in aiding to help slow down the abuse.
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