Posted on 03/05/2019 6:29:39 AM PST by C19fan
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from roughly 2,000 lawsuits alleging the drugmaker contributed to the deadly opioid crisis sweeping the United States, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The potential move shows how Purdue and its wealthy owners, the Sackler family, are under pressure to respond to mounting litigation accusing the company of misleading doctors and patients about risks associated with prolonged use of its prescription opioids.
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Democrat commecial...as are many of the comments here,
I can’t believe FReepers are falling for this. And from Reuters.....because they’re so honest.
For sure. The evil bastards are conflating the illegal drugs coming into the country with legitimate, humane medical use.
For sure. The evil bastards are conflating the illegal drugs coming into the country with legitimate, humane medical use.
You still don’t get it:
Perdue said Oxy was NOT addictive. That’s why it became the go to painkiller. Finally doctors could give their patients opioid level pain relief without the risk of getting them hooked.
And there’s no “after all this time”. Perdue’s been facing lawsuits and even criminal charges over their lies for over a decade. So the question is why, after all this time, have you just noticed.
Looks like a fine, clean cut all-American family to me.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
People who become addicted to these drugs are to blame, not the manufacturers. I don’t know about you but whenever I’ve taken one of these drugs, I have never gotten “high.” Sleepy, maybe, but the most important thing is that it has relieved terrible pain. With me it was two toothaches over a period of a couple of years. I thank these drug makers from the bottom of my heart. I would have died of a stroke or heart attack without them!
Bunk. You keep buying the liberal narrative. I know better.
I read several of the studies when they were published and disputed by specialists in the field. My interest was more than academic in that I declined opioids for my own pain issues because I disbelieved the Purdue sponsored studies. Just how would that inspire the MSM to love me?
Absolutely. Facts are being ignored too.
In 1916, Oxycodone is created.
1939: Oxycodone is first introduced to America.
1950: Percodan – a combination of Oxycodone and aspirin – is released to American physicians for a prescription. 1963: The attorney general of California cities Percodan abuse as the source of one-third of all drug addiction in the state.
1970: Oxycodone is listed as a Schedule II drug in the new Controlled Substances Act. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration
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1996: Perdue Pharma releases OxyContin.
The commonly prescribed painkiller OxyContin is an extended-release medication. This means that the tablet is specially designed to release small amounts of Oxycodone for up to 12 hours.
A primary problem with OxyContin was that, if crushed, the entire 12-hour dose could be effectuated at once. Drug users and opiate addicts could crush the highly addictive drug into powder and snort it, smoke it, or inject it intravenously.
In 2001, Perdue was required to add warnings against the recreational use of OxyContin. In spite of this, OxyContin became hugely popular as a recreational drug throughout the United States.
An FDA report indicates that Oxycodone may be more addictive than morphine. It also showed that the labeling, insisted upon in 2001, probably backfired as it suggested that crushing OxyContin would cause the full impact of the drug to be felt at once. This informed the patient or user how they could abuse the drug, essentially acting as a “how-to” for the potential addict.
OxyContin was reformulated in 2013 to create a “tamper proof” version. This pill is harder to crush and turns into a gel when it has been compromised. The new pill is hard to inject and cannot be snorted.
Perdue released the new pill type, but the FDA required all time-release Oxycodone manufacturers (those companies creating the drug in a generic version) also provide a tamper-proof pill. The FDA withdrew all crushable OxyContin from the market.
Although the new, tamper-proof pill does not eliminate the ability to abuse the drug, anecdotal evidence indicates that those who have been addicted to OxyContin are no longer interested in the drug in its tamper-proof form.
Keep buying what Reuters is selling.
It is a matter of fact that CDC or whoever the hell is the the official scorekeeper for opioid deaths does not publicly distinguish between legally prescribed and illegal drug deaths. This greatly exaggerates the problem and enables casting blame on legitimate painkillers.
A very recent unbiased report yielded the following:
"Conclusion
Not all opioids are identical in abuse potential and likely lethality, yet government statistics group causes of death in a way that obscures the importance of identifying specific agents involved in deadly overdoses. Searching the CDC Wonder database reveals that the recent spike in deaths is primarily due to illicit fentanyl. Targeting legal prescriptions is thus unlikely to reduce overdose deaths, but it may increase them by driving more users to illegal sources. "
Not bunk. It’s a matter of public court record in multiple countries. You are quite simply wrong on all fronts.
Bunk. Read Post 51 and/or go to the link.
Thanks.
Read it. Only a small portion of the story. Completely ignores the fact that they started getting sued in 2007. And lost. And lost and lost and lost. THEY LIED. It’s been established. And none of your cries of “bunk” will change that simple fact.
You have a nice day.
Funny. you’re the one ignoring established facts. They’ve shelled out CAN$650 million in Canada alone. Starting in 2007. Those are the ACTUAL FACTS. You are simply lying. much like they did.
Gee. Thats too bad.
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