Friday, May 11, 2007

OxyContin maker, execs plead guilty of deceit

OxyContin maker, execs guilty of deceit (AP)

Purdue Pharmaceuticals in Stamford, Conn. is shown Tuesday, May 8, 2007. The drug maker has agreed to pay 19.5 million in a settlement with 26 states and the District of Columbia to settle complaints about the promotion of the drug OxyContin. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).AP - The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to misleading the public about the drug's risk of addiction, a federal prosecutor and the company said.


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