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On the recordMarch 21, 2016
The promotion of OxyContin by Purdue Pharma was the most aggressive marketing of a Schedule II drug ever undertaken by a pharmaceutical company.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings highlights aggressive marketing tactics of Purdue Pharma in promoting OxyContin.

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