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The U.S. Senate candidate, who founded an anti-opioid non-profit, has several close ties to Purdue Pharma

Two Washington Post journalists say pharmaceutical companies collaborated with each other — and with lawyers and lobbyists — to create laws to protect the industry. Their new book is American Cartel.

You may have heard of the Sackler family and the role that they and their privately held company, Purdue Pharma, played in the opioid crisis. One TV series depicting the family as a villainous clan has earned 14 Emmy nominations. Another is in the works.

On June 29, Canadian federal and provincial governments reached a proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada, makers of OxyContin, an opioid-based pain medication. The settlement is intended to recover the health-care costs related to the damaging effects from the sale and marketing of OxyContin.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perhaps the closest. And while I am still working through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression…

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Were found to recklessly dispense narcotic painkillers in two Ohio counties, fueling a drug epidemic

A $6 billion deal hangs in the balance as OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its wealthy owners square off against the U.S. Justice Department over the firm’s opioid lawsuit settlement.

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow a legal move that would pave the way for a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and governments across the U.S. The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to…

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Consulting firm was protecting client confidentiality, chief says, and wasn’t obliged to disclose work advising drug manufacturer

Trial opened Monday in Florida’s opioid epidemic lawsuit against the Walgreens pharmacy chain, which state officials accuse of prioritizing profits over health by improperly dispensing millions of powerful painkillers that caused tens of thousands of deaths