dailycaller
Steve Birr
Vice Reporter
4:58 PM 02/10/2018
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http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/10/oxycontin-maker-cuts-half-of-sales-staff-stops-promoting-painkillers-to-doctors/The pharmaceutical giant behind the painkiller OxyContin is “restructuring,†announcing Friday they will stop promoting their opioid-based drug to doctors.
The unexpected shift in policy from Purdue Pharma is likely a concession to the demands of dozens of states and localities suing the drug maker, along with other manufacturers of opioid painkillers, for igniting the addiction crisis through deceptive marketing practices that downplayed the risks of their drugs. Purdue Pharma is the first major opioid drug maker to end the practice of marketing painkillers to medical professionals, reports Bloomberg.
The company slashed more than half of its current sales force, alerting staff to the changes in a letter earlier this week. The move reduces the sales staff to 200 employees. Purdue Pharma’s medical affairs team will now field any questions regarding pain medications from doctors.
Make no mistake. This is not a sudden attack of conscience or an OMG moment for Purdue.
This the Fear Of God AG Sessions is putting in them.
Pharma dosen't have a conscience.
It has a bottom line, and that's it.
