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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How rich are the owners for selling legal opiates?
Just ban the product.
And what will you offer stage four cancer patients instead
So everyone will buy illicit, much more dangerous drugs like Heroin off the streets?
This is the same argument used by the gun grabbers.
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.
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?
True words
henkster wrote: “Ive 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, Im glad I didnt have to just grit my teeth those three days. Maybe youd 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.
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?
” 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.
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.
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?
“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?
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.
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.
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....
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