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Over a person's lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14,000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol lowering tablets, anti-depressants and painkillers.

Primary Title
  • Pill Poppers
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 18 August 2016
Release Year
  • 2010
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 35
Duration
  • 65:00
Channel
  • Choice TV
Broadcaster
  • Top TV Limited
Programme Description
  • Over a person's lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14,000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol lowering tablets, anti-depressants and painkillers.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--Great Britain
  • Drugs--Physiological effect
  • Drugs--Prescribing
Genres
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Emma Jay (Director)
  • Emma Jay (Writer)
  • James Van der Pool (Producer)
  • Helen McCrory (Narrator)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--Great Britain
  • Drugs--Physiological effect
  • Drugs--Prescribing