New CDC Guidelines, & Thoughts on the Opioid Epidemic
Purdue and the others may have settled their lawsuits, but the victims, and the professionals who treat them, will be paying the price for a long time to come.
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Sad Sacklers
It’s a strategy we’ve seen employed again and again in recent years – total denial of responsibility as a first line of defense, not the last.
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Cleaning Up the Mess
“Holy crap! What happened?” the public demands. Followed by “Who’s to blame?” Not us, insist the makers and distributors.
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The FDA in Two Acts
It’s the opposite of transparency, and greatly limits opportunities to improve the system, so as to reduce the risk of future boondoggles.
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Settling Up: The Opioid Lawsuits
Purdue hired them to show the company how to survive and even grow richer in the teeth of the worst drug epidemic in US history – one where the company’s products played a key role. They did their job all too well.
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Walmart’s Pre-emptive Strike
In my experience, those folks at Corporate track everything that affects their revenue and profit margins.
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Purdue Pleads
(fines) are unlikely to be paid in the near term as the criminal fine and civil penalty are expected to be considered alongside other claims in Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings and the company lacks necessary funds to fully repay all creditors…
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Is it Just Capitalism?
I think it was hard for most of us to accept that elements within business, industry, and even government were deliberately influencing Mike’s choice.
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Rogue Pharmacies
Don’t chains have quality control mechanisms to alert headquarters to abnormal patterns in prescription use?
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Truth Comes Out
Some people are surprised that someone could function at such a high level in public despite significant drug use, but that’s something addiction has been known for.
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Cheaters Do Get Caught…
These multi-billion dollar fines sound enormous, but like the one levied on Facebook, they represent a small portion of the company’s actual assets.
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“Stay Tuned”
Legal responsibility, however, is quite different. J&J’s attorneys will do whatever they can to shift blame elsewhere.
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