The commonwealth's attorneys' offices of Bristol and Tazewell County, Virginia, each received over $1,300,000 on Friday for their roles in helping federal authorities build a successful case against the makers of Oxycontin.
OxyContin victims and their families gave emotional testimony before a federal judge in the high profile case of three Purdue Pharma executives who pleaded guilty to downplaying OxyContin's risk of abuse and addiction.
A federal judge Friday ordered the maker of OxyContin and three of the company's executives to pay $634.5 million for making false statements about OxyContin's potential for abuse.
On May 10 three current and former executives of Purdue Pharma L.P., the company that manufactures the prescription pain killer OxyContin, pleaded guilty to intentionally misleading doctors about the risks associated with OxyContin use.
A recent study suggests that Oxycontin, Vicodin, and other narcotic pain medications may not provide long-term pain relief for patients suffering from chronic back pain.
After St. Petersburg, Florida, resident Jason Fulford died as a result of overdosing on a number of painkillers and anti-anxiety medications, an investigation has led back to the physician’s assistant who gave him the drugs.
Accused of prescribing large quantities of Oxycontin and causing the deaths of five patients in the last three years, Dr. Thomas G. Merrill of Apalachiola, Fla. was found guilty on nearly all counts against him.
In a blow to Purdue Pharma Inc., a New York judge has not certified the request for a class-action suit of Oxycontin addicts. Instead, separate cases have been consolidated and will be considered individually.
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