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South Carolina sues OxyContin maker Purdue over opioid marketing
reuters.com ^ | 8/15/17 | Nate Raymond

Posted on 08/15/2017 1:39:33 PM PDT by ColdOne

Nate Raymond

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Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg, 20mg and 15mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a counter at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017.George Frey

(Reuters) - South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, becoming the latest state or local government to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national opioid addiction epidemic.

The lawsuit by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, filed in Richland County Court of Common Pleas in Columbia, accuses the company of the unfair and deceptive marketing of opioid painkillers.

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Wilson claimed Purdue has told doctors that patients who receive prescriptions for opioids generally will not become addicted and those who appeared to be were only "pseudoaddicted" and needed more of the drugs.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids were involved in over 33,000 deaths in 2015, the latest year for which data is available, and the death rate has continued rising, according to estimates.

Since a 2007 settlement with South Carolina, Purdue has continued to downplay the addictiveness of its opioid products and overstated the benefits compared to other pain management treatments, according to the lawsuit.

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1 posted on 08/15/2017 1:39:33 PM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

How rich are the owners for selling legal opiates?
Just ban the product.


2 posted on 08/15/2017 1:42:05 PM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: Kozy

And what will you offer stage four cancer patients instead


3 posted on 08/15/2017 1:53:30 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Kozy

So everyone will buy illicit, much more dangerous drugs like Heroin off the streets?


4 posted on 08/15/2017 1:55:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Nifster; Kozy
Yes. What will you do for the majority of patients that are legally and ethically prescribed opoids for pain management and use then in a responsible manner.

This is the same argument used by the gun grabbers.

5 posted on 08/15/2017 2:00:09 PM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Kozy

I’ve had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders; they had to pull the muscle out of my neck and screw it into the ball of the shoulder both times. I took Oxycontin for three days each time. Then I stopped and went to regular Ibuprofen. I can definitely see how that drug can be very addictive. On the other hand, I’m glad I didn’t have to just grit my teeth those three days. Maybe you’d like to try it sometime. Let me know how it works out.


6 posted on 08/15/2017 2:01:15 PM PDT by henkster (Ask your favorite liberal to take the "Snowflake Challenge.")
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To: ColdOne

Pharmaceutical poisons are still being advertised. It seems that the pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals who sold the concept of opioids as pain killers should be stripped of all profits from their endeavors. For future use, how about anyone being prescribed them for pain or anything else sign a waiver that it’s their personal responsibility and liability if they become addicted to drugs, legal or illegal?


7 posted on 08/15/2017 2:05:33 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: Eagles6

True words


8 posted on 08/15/2017 2:13:13 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: henkster

henkster wrote: “I’ve had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders; they had to pull the muscle out of my neck and screw it into the ball of the shoulder both times. I took Oxycontin for three days each time. Then I stopped and went to regular Ibuprofen. I can definitely see how that drug can be very addictive. On the other hand, I’m glad I didn’t have to just grit my teeth those three days. Maybe you’d like to try it sometime. Let me know how it works out.”

I’ve had two neck fusions, two shoulder surgeries, and had all four tendons severed and reattached in my hand. When you need these things, you really need them. By the third day, I’m only taking tylenol. I simply don’t see the attraction to these opiods. Besides they constipate me badly.


9 posted on 08/15/2017 2:29:02 PM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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To: Kozy

Ask another question.....NARCAN is what they use all over this country to get a overdose victim not to die. Only one company got that contract here.

Which one of hillary or obama pals owns that company? McCain pal?


10 posted on 08/15/2017 2:46:17 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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To: grania

” It seems that the pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals who sold the concept of opioids as pain killers should be stripped of all profits from their endeavors.”

The ‘concept’ of using opioids for pain goes back several thousand years.


11 posted on 08/15/2017 3:10:23 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: dljordan

From Wiki:

Purdue Pharma L.P. is a privately held pharmaceutical company. In 2007 it paid out one of the largest fines ever levied against a pharmaceutical firm for mislabeling its product OxyContin, and three executives were found guilty of criminal charges. Although the company has shifted its focus to abuse-deterrent formulations, Purdue continues to market and sell opioids, and continues to be involved in lawsuits around the opioid crisis.


12 posted on 08/15/2017 3:48:36 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: dljordan
The "concept" of using opioids for pain goes back several thousand years

And so does addiction. What is wrong with people taking them signing waivers, acknowledging its their personal and financial responsibility if they become addicted? It might make people think about the risk they're taking.

13 posted on 08/15/2017 3:59:40 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: grania
“And so does addiction. What is wrong with people taking them signing waivers, acknowledging its their personal and financial responsibility if they become addicted? It might make people think about the risk they're taking. “

Are the people taking the drugs suing the pharma companies? I'm afraid I'm confused. Why would you sign a waiver?

14 posted on 08/15/2017 5:33:33 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Bookshelf

“Purdue continues to market and sell opioids, and continues to be involved in lawsuits around the opioid crisis.”

Have you looked into the history of this company and it’s associates? Pure evil. BUT! If someone needs pains relief why would you want to interfere?


15 posted on 08/15/2017 5:37:55 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: dljordan

I’m saying that in the future perhaps it would be better if people being prescribed opioids were warned of the danger and had to take responsibility for the consequences. For people addicted to drugs up to this point because pharmaceutical companies and medical professional didn’t warn them of the risk, of course they should be sued.


16 posted on 08/15/2017 5:42:53 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: ColdOne

BS. Addicts and dopers dilligaf how it’s delivered.

Blame the abuser, not the supplier of pain solutions.

No pain, no gain. Stop being feline wimps.


17 posted on 08/15/2017 9:15:09 PM PDT by soycd
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To: Kozy
I have had the need for them and managed to go through hundreds w/o getting hooked. Our son is on hospice for terminal cancer and w/o them he would be in agony.

Easy to jump to a conclusion if one forgoes thinking first.....like I'm jumping to the conclusion, just by your comment, that you tend to avoid links like this one....

Donate to FR

18 posted on 08/16/2017 3:02:59 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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