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Purdue Pharma
- Ownership
- Private
- Employees
- ~1700
- Development stage
- Commercial
Overview
Purdue Pharma was a major pharmaceutical company known for developing and marketing OxyContin, a time-release opioid pain medication. The company faced numerous lawsuits for its role in the opioid epidemic, with allegations of misleading marketing practices regarding the addiction risks of OxyContin. In 2007, an affiliate pleaded guilty to federal charges of misbranding OxyContin as less addictive than it actually was. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2019 amid ongoing litigation.
- Therapeutic areas
- Neurology
- Modalities
- Small moleculesopioid medications
- Industry
- Pharma
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