OxyContin

3:45pm Sep 17, 2019

Courts Courts Health & Safety

North Carolina AG Sues Family That Owns Purdue Pharma

by Associated Press

North Carolina's attorney general is the latest to file a lawsuit against the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as part of an effort to address the opioid epidemic.
Frank Franklin II / AP

4:22pm Sep 16, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Purdue Pharma, Accused Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Files For Chapter 11

by Bobby Allyn

The bankruptcy follows the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, agreeing to surrender control of the company and offering $3 billion in cash to opioid-hit communities.
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9:43pm Sep 13, 2019

National National

New York AG Says Sacklers Transferred $1B From Pharma Accounts To Themselves

by Richard Gonzales

The revelation comes after almost two dozen states reached a tentative settlement with the maker of Oxycontin.
10:04pm Sep 08, 2019

Courts Courts Health & Safety

Attorneys General In NC And Tenn. Say Opioid Case Negotiations Break Down

by Associated Press

State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic, a potential pay
Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman

5:55pm Jul 16, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy For Opioid Addiction

by Jackie Fortier

The first civil trial against an opioid manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, has ended in Oklahoma. The verdict could affect lawsuits filed by other local and state governments coping with addiction.

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Jessica Hill / AP

3:24pm Mar 26, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $270 Million Opioid Settlement With Oklahoma

by Martha Bebinger

The maker of OxyContin will pay to settle a historic opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of Oklahoma. Will other drugmakers named in the lawsuit follow?
Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP/Getty Images

1:44pm Mar 20, 2019

World News World News Arts Health & Safety

Sackler Family's Donation To British Museum Is Quashed Over Opioid Fallout

by Bill Chappell

The U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery and the Sackler family — owners of the company that makes OxyContin — say they're concerned that allegations of profiteering could overshadow the gift.
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1:50pm Feb 01, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Lawsuit Details How The Sackler Family Allegedly Built An OxyContin Fortune

The Massachusetts attorney general alleges that the family behind Purdue Pharma knew that OxyContin was causing overdoses, yet continued to cash in. New documents in the case were released Thursday.
Toby Talbot / AP

9:30am Jan 16, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Massachusetts Attorney General Implicates Family Behind Purdue Pharma In Opioid Deaths

In a detailed memorandum, Attorney General Maura Healey alleges eight Sackler family members and nine Purdue board members or executives played key roles in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.
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7:34pm Sep 12, 2018

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore

by Blake Farmer

Embattled drugmaker Purdue Pharma defends OxyContin as some insurers are dropping the drug in favor of other abuse-deterrent opioid painkillers.

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4:08pm Aug 21, 2018

Science Science Books Arts Health & Safety

Dispatches From A 'Dopesick' America

by Dave Davies

Author Beth Macy details opioids' odyssey from medicine to scourge, in her book about young heroin users, their long-suffering parents, doctors, drug company executives, cops, judges and drug dealers.

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4:39pm Feb 13, 2018

National National Health & Safety

Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

by Patty Wight

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, won't promote opioids to doctors anymore. In Maine, physicians say the change should have happened long ago.