On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver recruited an eclectic group of celebrities, including Method Man and Michael Bolton, to highlight the dangers of compounding pharmacies. Jimmy Kimmel, David Schwimmer, RuPaul, Kiefer Sutherland and Kristen Bell also appeared in the episode’s main segment, which detailed how lax oversight has turned these companies into the “Wild West” of the pharmaceutical industry — resulting in fraud and even “many, many people dying,” Oliver said.
Before the cameos, Oliver defined the compounding process and dove into the hazards that have made headlines.
Before the cameos, Oliver defined the compounding process and dove into the hazards that have made headlines.
- 9/30/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver didn't comment on his show's Emmy win on Sunday's edition of Last Week Tonight, but fellow nominee Jimmy Kimmel did.
Oliver's main segment was about compounding pharmacies, where he dove into the New England Compounding Center scandal in 2012 that led to a meningitis outbreak that killed more than 100 people and sickened hundreds more. Several former employees have been convicted of fraud and other illegal activities as a result.
As part of the criminal activity, staffers were using fake names to falsify prescriptions, like Big Baby Jesus, Roy Rogers, Wonder Woman and Bud Weiser....
Oliver's main segment was about compounding pharmacies, where he dove into the New England Compounding Center scandal in 2012 that led to a meningitis outbreak that killed more than 100 people and sickened hundreds more. Several former employees have been convicted of fraud and other illegal activities as a result.
As part of the criminal activity, staffers were using fake names to falsify prescriptions, like Big Baby Jesus, Roy Rogers, Wonder Woman and Bud Weiser....
- 9/30/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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