Purdue Pharma, the company behind OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, amid more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly US opioid epidemic. - Reuters

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OxyContin maker files for bankruptcy

Purdue Pharma, the company behind OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, amid more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly US opioid epidemic. - Reuters

Published: 16 Sep 2019

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