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Intensely Private, Deeply Invested: Richard Sackler’s role in promoting OxyContin emerges in court documents

Intensely Vile, Deeply Detested –

February 22, 2019 – In the deposition, Sackler repeatedly defends his actions. He claims he was motivated by an interest in making the best possible medications for patients in pain. He also dismisses as simply misunderstood or innocuous any evidence that might be perceived as damaging.

His remark that it was almost as though he had dedicated his life to the OxyContin franchise? That was his way of nudging an employee to focus more on the painkiller than on sales of an older Purdue drug. “This was in the spirit of motivating her,” he said. Purdue has come under fire for its marketing tactics before.

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