Faced with fears of OxyContin misuse, sales reps touted its safety - STAT

Faced with fears of OxyContin misuse, sales reps touted its safety - STAT

Faced with prescriber fears of OxyContin misuse, Purdue sales reps misleadingly played up drug’s safety, documents show

By ANDREW JOSEPH AND SHRADDHA CHAKRADHAR

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The sales reps’ claims about OxyContin’s safety were in many cases false — and partly led to Purdue pleading guilty to understating the risk of addiction.

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