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OxyContin

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 21:05 UTC

auto-detected in 8 stories

42 days ago

Purdue Pharma to be dissolved as judge approves criminal sentence in opioid case ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 29 (Wed) @ 13:21 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

OxyContin maker to be replaced by new company aiming to combat opioid crisis as legal settlement takes effect

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on …

55 days ago

Preston says he 'hated being famous' and 'trauma-bonded' with ex Chantelle Houghton over their 'nightmare' life after CBB as he reflects on near-death experience and OxyContin addiction ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 16 (Thu) @ 09:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston has reflected on his loathing of fame and his battles with addiction.

‘Fame quickly became a nightmare’: Preston on Big Brother, falling from a balcony – and reforming the Ordinary Boys ○

found 2026 › Apr › 16 (Thu) @ 06:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

‘Trauma-bonding’ with his future wife on Big Brother, selling their wedding pics to OK!, walking off Buzzcocks, writing hits for stars like Kylie and Olly Murs … as the singer returns, he looks back …

5 months ago

Two charities that received £1.1m from Sackler Trust kept anonymous to prevent ‘serious prejudice’ ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jan › 01 (Thu) @ 15:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

British charitable trust that draws on OxyContin maker fortune says it exempted names to protect their reputations

Two charities that received a combined total of more than £1.1m from the British char…

6 months ago

Judge rules Purdue Pharma must pay $7bn in bankruptcy settlement ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 18 (Tue) @ 19:30 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

Company behind painkiller OxyContin to be reorganised as a public benefit corporation called Knoa

Judge to approve $7bn settlement with OxyContin maker that requires Sackler family members to pay victims ⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 14 (Fri) @ 20:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Deal would also require multibillionaire family to give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firm

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s late…

11 months ago

Purdue Pharma $7.4 billion opioid settlement wins broad support from U.S. states ○

found 2025 › Jun › 16 (Mon) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

The $7.4 billion payment is intended to resolve claims that the drugmaker's pain medication OxyContin caused a nationwide opioid addiction crisis.

16 months ago

Purdue Pharma and Sacklers reach new $7.4bn settlement over opioids crisis ○

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 20:56 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Settlement resolves thousands of lawsuits alleging Oxycontin caused addiction crisis

The Sackler family, which owns the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a settlement to…

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