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W. Va. Reaches Settlement with OxyContin Maker
November 9, 2004

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Purdue Pharma, the maker of the controversial painkiller OxyContin, has reached a $10-million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia, the New York Times reported Nov. 6.

The agreement settles claims made by state regulators that Purdue Pharma improperly marketed OxyContin to state residents, many of whom became addicted to the prescription drug.

Under the agreement, Purdue Pharma will pay $10 million over four years for drug addiction and education programs in West Virginia, as well as law-enforcement initiatives and medical programs on drug misuse for physicians.

"We are pleased to put aside our differences and to begin a working partnership with the attorney general of West Virginia which will benefit all West Virginians," Purdue Pharma said in a statement.

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Posted by Patty (from Canada) on 16 Jun 09 01:41 AM EDT
Purdue Pharma should be working & helping me get back some of my life and the years I have been struggling to get my own mind and body back after being prescribed the Oxycontin pill... 2-40mg pills 4 times daily...nice doctor eh? AND I BELIEVED my doctor was helping me...if he had'nt of died I probably would have. Those pills are nothing but EVIL!!!!!!

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