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Enlarge (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Purdue Pharma LP, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, said that it will stop aggressively promoting opioid painkillers directly to doctors—a practice many blamed for helping to create the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose that has recently been killing an average of 115 Americans each day. According to Bloomberg, […]
The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, bowing to a key demand of lawsuits that blame the company for helping trigger the current drug abuse epidemic.
State attorney general points ‘finger of blame’ at Purdue for the opioid epidemic he says has killed thousands in New Jersey. CBC | Health News
A decade ago, OxyContin’s drugmaker Purdue Pharma settled civil and criminal suits in the U.S. for more than $ 600 million US. After a recently proposed $ 20 million settlement in Canada, doctors and lawyers here are calling for criminal prosecution. CBC | Health News
AP Photo/Michael Conroy Purdue University acquired for-profit Kaplan University for $ 1 last week, setting off a wave of debate over the deal. The agreement allows Purdue to increase its reach into online and adult learning, while potentially paying Kaplan’s parent company — an affiliate of Graham Holdings Company — 12.5% percent of the new university’s revenue. While some […]
The city council of Everett, Washington, has found itself dealing with problems related to the illegal use and sale of OxyContin, a strong narcotic painkiller. According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Everett has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, a manufacturer of OxyContin. In the lawsuit, the city of Everette claims that […]
