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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges

WASHINGTON — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $ 8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including… Read More »