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: Tyler Personal Injury LawyerOxycontin Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Fine of $600,000,000
By Bruce Roberts
The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives of Purdue Pharma, the company that markets OxyContin pled guilty in Federal Court to criminal charges that they misled doctors, federal regulators and patients as to the addictive nature as to the prescription drug, OxyContin. OxyContin is a powerful, long-acting narcotic that provides relief of severe pain for periods up to 12 hours.
Full post as published by Tyler Personal Injury Lawyer on May 28, 2007 (boomark / email).
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