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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The timeline of the opioid epidemic includes selected events related to the origins of Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, the development and marketing of oxycodone, selected FDA activities related to the abuse ...
OxyContin first hit the market in 1996, and Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of it is often cited as a catalyst of the nationwide opioid epidemic, with doctors persuaded to prescribe ...
As the nation continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic, the Sackler family had agreed to pay $6 billion to families and states as part of an agreement to wind down Purdue Pharma, the maker of ...
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a deal for the company to ...
Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin, a powerful prescription painkiller that hit the market in 1996, is often cited as a catalyst of a nationwide opioid epidemic, persuading ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe the U.S. opioid epidemic as having arrived in three waves. [7] However, recent research indicates that since 2016, the United States has been experiencing the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic. [21] [22] [23] The epidemic began with the overprescription and abuse of prescription drugs. [24]
Purdue Pharma. It's a rare bankruptcy case for the court. At issue is whether the Sacklers should be given what is known as "third-party release" in exchange for giving $6 billion to help victims ...
An opioid epidemic has caused more than a half million U.S. overdose deaths over a period spanning more than two decades. Purdue introduced OxyContin in 1996, and marketed and promoted it ...