South Carolina becomes latest state to sue opioid-maker Purdue

On Tuesday this week, South Carolina became the latest state to sue Purdue Pharma, accusing the drugmaker of deceptively marketing their addictive products in a way that fueled the ongoing opioid crisis. The state’s attorney general said that Purdue told doctors that opioids are not addictive and patients who appear to be addicted were only “pseudoaddicted” and simply needed more drugs. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post South Carolina becomes latest state to sue opioid-maker Purdue appeared first on MassDevice.
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