Posted on Dec 17, 2020
Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales
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Members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma's CEO say they did nothing wrong during the years their company illegally marketed Oxycontin and other opioids.
"There's nothing I can find that I would have done differently," said Dr. Kathe Sackler who served on Purdue's board for nearly 20 years.
She testified under oath Thursday during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing. The Sacklers appeared before the panel voluntarily after being threatened with a subpoena. It was the first time members of the family faced a public accounting for their alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, which has left more than 400,000 Americans dead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the CDC, roughly 230,000 of those deaths were caused by prescription opioids including Oxycontin.
"There's nothing I can find that I would have done differently," said Dr. Kathe Sackler who served on Purdue's board for nearly 20 years.
She testified under oath Thursday during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing. The Sacklers appeared before the panel voluntarily after being threatened with a subpoena. It was the first time members of the family faced a public accounting for their alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, which has left more than 400,000 Americans dead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the CDC, roughly 230,000 of those deaths were caused by prescription opioids including Oxycontin.
Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales
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Please, MD’s prescribed the pain med to pacify the patients and get them out of the office so they could move to another. They can’t hide behind the pharmaceuticals marketing.
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In a word, bullshit.
People abuse drugs. That is not new. Opioids aren't new either. What is new is prescribing opioids in large numbers in an effort to save money on more expensive surgeries. That is a direct consequence of Obamacare.
People abuse drugs. That is not new. Opioids aren't new either. What is new is prescribing opioids in large numbers in an effort to save money on more expensive surgeries. That is a direct consequence of Obamacare.
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