Officials in B.C. have reached a $150-million proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada over the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines.
Lawsuit targeted drug manufacturers to recover health-care costs related to ongoing crisisB.C. Attorney General David Eby is pictured on June 14.British Columbia Attorney General David Eby said Wednesday that it's the largest settlement of a governmental health-care cost claim in Canadian history.
In a lawsuit filed in 2018, the province targeted over 40 drug manufacturers and retailers in an effort to recover health-care costs related to the drug crisis that has killed thousands across the province.Eby said the proposed settlement was accepted by governments across Canada and a plan is being worked on to determine how the money will be divided, based on the impact of each province.
Officials claimed Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, downplayed the risks of its drugs when advertising them to physicians, especially when it comes to their addictive potential, contributing to the opioid crisis.
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