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blackbootz  ·  1850 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Oxycontin Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Pursuing Bankruptcy

    "Richard Sackler, a son of a founder of Purdue Pharma and its onetime president, told company officials in 2008 to 'measure our performance by Rx’s by strength, giving higher measures to higher strengths,' according to an email written by Mr. Sackler, contained in the filing.

    "The lawsuit, which was filed in June by the Massachusetts attorney general, Maura Healey, claims that Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family knew that putting patients on high dosages of OxyContin for long periods increased the risks of serious side effects, including addiction. Nonetheless, they promoted higher dosages because stronger pain pills brought the company and the Sacklers the most profit, the lawsuit has charged."

I get that pharma companies are publicly traded, but it is beyond jarring to see literal drug-pushing from the company-controlling family.