Inside the Big Pharma

A century after its discovery, insulin remain essential in treating diabetes, and has a relatively low production cost, with a vial generally costing less than $6 to make. But those in the US pay on average 10 times more than those in other countries— leading some patients to take less than prescribed. Kiah Williams takes a look at the US supply chain to explore why medications are so expensive.


Educator: Kiah Williams
Director: Serin İnan, Tolga Yıldız
Narrator: Christina Greer
Storyboard Artist: Metin Dilek
Animator: İrem Usta
Art Director: Tolga Yıldız
Composer: Tolga Yıldız
Sound Designer:Tolga Yıldız
Director of Production:Gerta Xhelo
Produced by: Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director: Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer: Cella Wright
Script Editor: Max G. Levy
Fact-Checker: Charles Wallace
Expert Consultant: Karen Van Nuys
Special Thanks Jen Chin, Adam Kircher, George Wang