| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal
USA. Sackler Embraced Plan to Conceal OxyContin's Strength From Doctors, Sealed Testimony Shows
USA. Sackler Embraced Plan to Conceal OxyContin's Strength From Doctors, Sealed Testimony Shows
In May 1997, the year after Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin, its head of sales and marketing sought input on a key decision from Dr Richard Sackler, a member of the billionaire family that founded and controls the company. Michael Friedman told Sackler that he didn't want to correct the false impression among doctors that OxyContin was weaker than morphine, because the myth was boosting prescriptions — and sales. (Medscape, USA, 21.02.2019)