All posts tagged with Purdue Pharma
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-(Natural News) A federal judge in Manhattan cast doubt on the future of the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners after overturning a roughly $4.5 billion settlement between the company and members of the Sackler family. Members of the Sackler family, who own the company, have been accused of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis. Judge Collen McMahon […]
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-(Natural News) After September 11, 2001, Americans were convinced by the media that we should find where the “mastermind terrorist” lives and invade his “country,” then find him and kill him. Osama Bin Laden just so happened to be from Afghanistan, where the poppies all flourish and heroin is made (Afghanistan produces 90 percent of […]
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-(Natural News) Court documents released last week under Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy process reveal that that consultancy firm McKinsey & Company advised its client to pay rebates to distributors of OxyContin whenever an overdose case could be traced back to abuse of the controversial opioid pill. The purpose of these kickbacks or bonuses was to help […]
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-(Natural News) Drugmaker Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty in last month to three federal charges following its bankruptcy filing almost a year before. The manufacturer of OxyContin agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges – including violation of a federal anti-kickback law, violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. […]
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-(Natural News) When it comes to America’s opioid crisis, which is especially problematic in states where cannabis remains illegal, the Sackler family of Purdue Pharma is mostly to blame for all the death and destruction. But thanks to the DoJ, the Sacklers are getting off mostly scot-free, despite their crimes against humanity. In exchange for […]
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-(Natural News) When the news broke this week that OxyContin makers Purdue Pharmam and the Sackler family behind it, have agreed to pay $270 million to settle an opioid lawsuit filed by the state of Oklahoma, many felt it was a big step in the right direction. With entire states suing them and hundreds of […]
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-(Natural News) Who is to blame for the opioid epidemic that is currently gripping the nation and taking the lives of 60,000 Americans each year? Most people tend to blame the makers of these drugs, the doctors who prescribe them, and some even fault those who take these medications. However, now a very familiar name […]
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Big Pharma payoffs to doctors cause an increase in opioid deaths… guns don’t kill people; DOCTORS do
-(Natural News) The concept of doctors prescribing patients certain medications in exchange for money and gifts from pharmaceutical companies isn’t new, but it has taken on a whole new level of danger in the wake of the opioid crisis. For a long time, many of us wanted to believe that most doctors are above this […] -
-(Natural News) President Donald Trump wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a federal lawsuit against opioid makers and suppliers, he said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday. (Article by Evie Fordham republished from DailyCaller.com) “I’d also like to ask you to bring a major lawsuit against the drug companies on opioids,” Trump said Thursday according to […]
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-(Natural News) The federal government has finally taken action against some of those who are contributing to our country’s opioid epidemic and committing medical fraud in what the Department of Justice is describing as the biggest health care fraud crackdown in our nation’s history. The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Health […]
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