Tag: epidemic
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Drugmaker set to profit from opioid it said was unsafe
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the opioid epidemic grew, Endo Pharmaceuticals took the extraordinary step in 2012 of pulling a version of one of its best-selling painkillers off the market, saying that the narcotic was susceptible to abuse. Endo even unsuccessfully sued the US Food and Drug Administration that year to prevent the approval of any generic version of…