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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 08:37 AM
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OxyContin Maker Expected to Plead Guilty Today
Source: New York Times

By BARRY MEIER
Published: May 11, 2007

ABINGDON, Va., May 10 —The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives are expected to plead guilty today in federal court here to criminal charges that they misled regulators, doctors and patients about the drug’s risk of addiction and its potential to be abused, federal officials said.

To resolve criminal and civil charges related to the drug’s “misbranding”, the parent of Purdue Pharma, the company that markets OxyContin, has agreed to pay more than $600 million in fines, these officials said. That is the third-highest amount ever paid by a drug company in such a case.

Also, in a rare move, three executives of Purdue Pharma, including its president and it top lawyer, are expected to plead guilty today as individuals to misbranding charges, a criminal violation. They have agreed to pay a total of $34.5 million in fines, said these officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because court proceedings have not been completed.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/business/11drug-web.html?hp
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 09:22 AM
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1. I'm kind of surprised
The stuff is oxycodone, just because it's presented in a slow release tablet doesn't mean AFAIK that it will be any less addictive than percocet. It looks like they successfully pulled the wool over some peoples eyes and convinced them that it wouldn't be as addictive but I'm still surprised that anyone in the medical field fell for it.

The same company makes the drug MS Contin which is morphine in the same slow release form and addicts have known for years how crushing the tabs releases all the morphine.
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