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John Sarbanes: “We've heard plenty of testimony today about the timeline here that in 2007, Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to illegally…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2020
We've heard plenty of testimony today about the timeline here that in 2007, Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to illegally misbranding OxyContin in this effort to mislead doctors and patients about the drug's risk of addiction.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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John Sarbanes discusses Purdue Pharma's past legal issues regarding OxyContin's marketing.

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