Richard Sackler, MD, a former Purdue Pharma executive and member of the billionaire family that founded and controls the company, embraced a plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength in an effort to boost ...

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal ...

Following the launch of its blockbuster painkiller OxyContin in 1996, Purdue Pharma’s sales team devised a marketing plan that incorporated references to “The Wizard of Oz” to convince physicians to ...

For many families affected by the opioid crisis, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy has been a long and difficult ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, under a new deal that was formally approved by ...