Jan 20 Watch 25:01 January 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 20, no compromise in sight as the government shutdown enters day 30, and troubling details emerge on how Purdue Pharma allegedly marketed prescription painkiller OxyContin. Also, after two decades, a paralyzed outdoorsman designs a… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 8:09 Behind Purdue Pharma's marketing of OxyContin In June, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the prescription painkiller OxyContin, alleging that the family controlled-company misled patients about the dangers of the opioid drug. Now, new details about the company’s marketing strategy… Continue watching
Jan 17 Drug maker pushed OxyContin despite danger signs, prosecutor says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Details were made public in a case brought by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey that accuses Purdue Pharma, its executives and members of the Sackler family of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids and pushing prescribers to… Continue reading
Dec 15 Purdue's secret OxyContin papers should be released, appeals court rules By David Armstrong, Andrew Joseph, STAT A Kentucky appeals court sided with STAT, upholding a ruling ordering the release of Purdue Pharma records about the marketing of the opioid OxyContin. Continue reading
Feb 13 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 3:29 OxyContin maker Purdue will stop selling doctors on opioids By PBS News Hour Amid several lawsuits that accuse manufacturing giant Purdue Pharma of contributing to the country’s opioid epidemic, the company announced Saturday it will cut sales staff by more than half and stop marketing opioids to doctors. Reporter Lev Facher, who wrote… Continue watching
Mar 29 Here's what Trump's new executive order means for opioid addiction By Laura Santhanam New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will lead a commission designed to combat opioid addiction, part of Trump's plan to fight the crisis. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 4:51 How drug companies helped drive the opioid crisis By PBS News Hour The abuse of opioids has become a major public health concern; more than 28,000 people died by overdose in 2014. According to reporting by STAT News, drug companies downplayed the addictive effects of opioid drugs in the late 1990s, assuring… Continue watching
Jun 12 Medicare drug plans favor generic opioids over those designed to avoid abuse, study finds By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The abuse of prescription painkillers is a growing problem for seniors, as it is for other age groups. But Medicare drug plans are cutting back on coverage for a specially designated type of painkiller that deters abuse in favor of… Continue reading
May 11 Watch OxyContin Maker Guilty of Misleading Public Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of painkiller OxyContin, will pay $634.5 million in fines for saying the drug is less addictive than other pain medications. The lead prosecutor in the case and a drug safety advocate discuss the plea agreement. Continue watching