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Monday, May 14, 2007

OxyContin, Illegal Promotion by Manufacturer May Cause Health Risks for Consumers

05/10/2007 - FDA informed healthcare professionals of criminal charges and civil liabilities brought against Purdue Frederick in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and sell OxyContin, a powerful prescription pain reliever that the company produces. The manufacturer's sales force was trained to make false claims about the product to healthcare professionals, thereby, misbranding OxyContin by illegally promoting the drug as being less addictive, less subject to abuse, and less likely to cause tolerance and withdrawal than other pain medications. These practices falsely promote the product and may cause health risks for consumers.

For more information please follow the links below.
http://www.texaslawyers.com/coomer/
http://www.texaslawyers.com/fda_medwatch.htm

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