V&A museum in Dundee drops Sackler signs over opioid row
The billionaire Sackler family owned Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin painkiller that has been hit with lawsuits in the US that claim Purdue aggressively marketed OxyContin, while at the same time misleading doctors and patients over addiction and overdose risks.
The story featured in the recent Netflix show Painkiller.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66658839
#OxyContin #BigPharma #Opioids #PurduePharma #Painkiller #Dundee #Scotland
The billionaire Sackler family owned Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin painkiller that has been hit with lawsuits in the US that claim Purdue aggressively marketed OxyContin, while at the same time misleading doctors and patients over addiction and overdose risks.
The story featured in the recent Netflix show Painkiller.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66658839
#OxyContin #BigPharma #Opioids #PurduePharma #Painkiller #Dundee #Scotland
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V&A Dundee drops Sackler signs over opioid row
The museum removed signs over the family's alleged association with the opioid crisis in the US.