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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor and U.S agriculture secretary, will monitor Purdue Pharma to ensure the OxyContin maker does not revive an aggressive marketing effort that critics say overstated the benefits of its opioid painkillers and downplayed the danger of addiction.Purdue Pharma announced the…

WHITE PLAINS, WESTCHESTER, UNITED STATES - 2019/10/10: Oxy Dollars and prescription bottles of ... OxyContin. Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a rally and die-in outside New Yorks Southern District Federal Court in White Plains, where Purdue Pharmaceuticals bankruptcy hearing is being held. Participants threw…

The opioid crisis is far from over.  It has merely morphed, and it may be getting worse in some areas.  Without diminishing President Trump's exuberance that the death rate has peaked, caution is more in order. Ahead of a 2020 race already focused on health care, President Trump is boasting that his…

Getty ImagesDeepCurrents Investment Group LLC and Sunriver Management LLC are reducing financial ties with the Sackler family, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin maker facing thousands of lawsuits for its alleged role in the opioid epidemic. Visit Business Insider's home page for more…

An $18 billion offer from three major drug wholesalers aimed at settling litigation over their alleged role in the opioid crisis fell through, after more than 20 state attorneys general rejected it in a letter to the companies law firms this week. The letter…

A grieving father who was desperate to bring his son's killer to justice went on to help uncover the biggest drug epidemic in American history.Dan Schneider from New Orleans, explains how his search for justice for his son Danny Jr, 22, led him to uncover the early days of America's…

Business OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a proposed settlement worth an estimated US$10 billion to resolve more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging they helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds a bottle OxyContin…

(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a proposed settlement worth an estimated $10 billion to resolve more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging they helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds a bottle…

FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds a bottle OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma at a pharmacy in Provo, UtahBy Tom Hals and Mike Spector(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a proposed settlement worth an estimated $10…

By Tom Hals and Mike Spector(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a proposed settlement worth an estimated $10 billion to resolve more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging they helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis.Those negotiations could…