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Company: Purdue Pharma
Current Parent Company: Purdue Pharma
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Penalty: $19,500,000
Year: 2007
Date: May 8, 2007
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Violation Description: Purdue Pharma agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle multistate litigation alleging that the company aggressively marketed its painkiller OxyContin to doctors while downplaying the risk of addiction.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Connecticut
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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