Purdue Pharma Edits Public Service Ad In Washington Post

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News)

In a new public service ad, drugmaker Purdue Pharma suggested that taking opioids such as its painkiller OxyContin even as prescribed can prove dangerous — then appeared to backtrack a few days later. Continue reading article here…

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