Tag: Purdue Pharma
Health: A Congressional Hearing on the Opioid Epidemic
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The Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives took testimony on the epidemic of opioid abuse and addiction last week: it heard...
Health: US Settles Lawsuit over Opioid-Related Deaths
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On October 21, Purdue Pharma, a company now under bankruptcy court protected, settled with the US Department of Justice over its aggressive marketing...
Opioid Drugmaker Purdue Pharma Offers $10-$12 Billion To Settle Lawsuits | MTP Daily |...
NBC’s Laura Strickler joins MTP Daily to discuss her exclusive reporting that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is offering $10 to $12 billion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news,…
Purdue Pharma Knew How Addictive Opioids Were 20 Years Ago | Velshi & Ruhle...
116 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Drug companies like Purdue Pharma were pushing pills like OxyContin, even giving out free samples. Purdue claimed the drug was safer than other painkillers, but author and former reporter Beth Macy…