China. Mundipharma allegedly using fake doctors, misleading claims to drive OxyContin sales in China
China. Mundipharma allegedly using fake doctors, misleading claims to drive OxyContin sales in China
SHANGHAI — Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using false claims to push highly addictive opioids on an unsuspecting nation, fuelling the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history.
Yet, even as its U.S. drugmaker collapses under the charges, another company owned by the family has used the same tactics to peddle its signature painkiller, OxyContin, in China, according to interviews with current and former employees and documents obtained by the Associated Press. (Global News, Kanada, 20.11.2019)
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