Legal judgments against big pharma aren't enough. Consumers need to change their drug habits
by Kathleen Sharp, Los Angeles Times
Sep 06, 2019
3 minutes
Recently, Johnson & Johnson got hit with a $572-million fine in Oklahoma for misrepresenting the dangers of its opioid medications, Nucynta and Duragesic, thereby causing a "public nuisance."
The next day, Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, offered to put up more than $10 billion to settle thousands of federal and state lawsuits they are facing over their opioid medications.
The media have proclaimed the cash payouts "landmark."
But, if you've been paying attention to news of the
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