Jul 21st, 2007 · A federal judge has ordered Purdue Pharma and three top company officials to pay $634 million in fines for misleading doctors about the addictive nature of OxyContin, a powerful prescription painkiller. Before the ruling, OxyContin critics told their stories to the judge.
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Jul 20th, 2007 · A federal judge on Friday accepted a plea deal stipulating that three Purdue Pharma executives pay $634.5 million in fines but face no jail time. They were accused of over-promoting the drug OxyContin.
Keywords: Drugs · federal · executives · pleas · OxyContin · stipulated · Purdue Pharma
