Q As In Cucumber Podcast

Hey Q Crew! This week we start our deep dive into the company called “Worse Than Theranos” by New York Magazine. Insys Therapeutics. Our main sources are the fabulous book by Evan Hughes called “The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup” and The New York Magazine article linked below. In this first episode we cover a little history of the drug at the center of all this- Subsys. Which is an under the tongue fentanyl spray designed for “break through cancer pain”. However, it was mostly used by pain management doctors who were bribed by Insys to push it to their patients and turn them into addicts. We close out by getting to know the main players: John Kapoor, Michael Babich, Matthew Napoletano, and Alec Burlakoff. The 4 Horseman of the Apocalypse. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss parts 2 and 3! Links referenced in this episode: New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/worse-than-theranos.html Theranos Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx_q6cCrV0AEdl3IQuybQafK