OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to pay $270 million to the state of Oklahoma to settle a lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of ruthlessly marketing and misleading the public about the dangers of its highly addictive narcotic.The company previously denied any wrongdoing, saying labels for its painkiller carried warnings about the risk of abuse and misuse associated with the drugs.
As a part of the agreement, unveiled Tuesday, Purdue will contribute $102.5 million to fund the creation of a National Center for Addiction Studies at Oklahoma State University. The company will also donate $20 million worth of medicines to support the Center's treatment mission. "Purdue is very pleased to have reached an agreement with Oklahoma that will help those who are battling addiction now and in the future," Purdue Pharma CEO Craig Landau, said in a statement."We applaud Attorney General Mike Hunter for his leadership in making such an agreement possible."
OxyContin is a prescription drug used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults. From 1999 to 2017, nearly 218,000 people have died in the United States from overdoses related to prescription opioids, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. OxyContin first came on the market in 1996.
Earlier this month, Purdue's chief executive Landau said the company was considering bankruptcy to protect its assets against thousands of lawsuits for its alleged role in the opioid epidemic. Purdue was founded in the 1950s by brothers Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler.
That’s a good down payment.
And what do the victims and their families get, whose lives have been ruined? PurduePharma AGMikeHunter “From 1999 to 2017, nearly 218,000 people have died in the United States from overdoses related to prescription opioids.”
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Not enough
Perdue charged $270 MM. Time to charge country’s for exporting Heroine , Fentanyl and Cocaine into USA. Then they will clamp down
Another rich family not getting charged with a crime. Laws don't apply to the ulta rich ! they made billions off this criminal behavior and only pay a fine !
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