| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal
USA. South Carolina sues drug manufacturer over opioid crisis
South Carolina has become the latest state to accuse a drug manufacturer of exacerbating its opioid drug crisis by using deceptive marketing, with the state's top prosecutor suing the maker of OxyContin.
Attorney General Alan Wilson on Tuesday announced the state had sued Purdue Pharma, accusing the maker of OxyContin and other opioid drugs of violating South Carolina's Unfair Trade Practices Act.
"While we vigorously deny the allegations, we share South Carolina officials' concerns about the opioid crisis and we are committed to working collaboratively to find solutions," Purdue Pharma responded in a statement. (MedicalXpress, 15.08.2017)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-lawsuit-accuses-drug-worsening-opioid.html