OxyContin-maker to stop promoting opioid painkiller to doctors

: Written by: Norris Garman; Category: Drug News; Published: 12 February 2018; Hits: 775

OxyContin. Opioid overdoses have become the leading cause of death among the under-50s in the US. Photograph: George Frey/Reuters. The maker of the painkiller OxyContin is to stop promoting the drug to doctors and halve its salesforce, as it faces a growing number of lawsuits over its role in the ...

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