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US drug companies accused of being 'cheerleaders' for opioids

12:06 AM
  • Senate committee scorches Purdue Pharma and other firms
  • ‘These financial relationships were insidious, lacked transparency’

The five biggest companies making prescription opioids have been accused by a US Senate committee of spending $10m on patient advocacy and medical groups to encourage use of the addictive drugs, which are at the root of a public health crisis in America.

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from US news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2Brp79k

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