Pharmaceutical Industry in Popular Culture
As for many other major industries since the middle of the twentieth century, the pharmaceutical industry has been portrayed as a global shadowy force in numerous western fiction works. Notorious films such as The Fugitive (1993) and Resident evil and novels/films such as The Constant Gardener characterize this trend.
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