Terrible news. Now doctors will be even more stingy with pain meds.
"So Purdue will be dissolved as part of the settlement, and its assets will be used to create a new "public benefit company" controlled by a trust or similar entity designed for the benefit of the American public. The Justice Department said it will function entirely in the public interest rather than to maximize profits. "
Now other drug companies will have to compete with a state-run drug firm. How long before those companies are effectively banned, and it's only possible to buy pain meds from government pharmacies?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/21/business/purdue-pharma-guilty-plea/index.html
"So Purdue will be dissolved as part of the settlement, and its assets will be used to create a new "public benefit company" controlled by a trust or similar entity designed for the benefit of the American public. The Justice Department said it will function entirely in the public interest rather than to maximize profits. "
Now other drug companies will have to compete with a state-run drug firm. How long before those companies are effectively banned, and it's only possible to buy pain meds from government pharmacies?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/21/business/purdue-pharma-guilty-plea/index.html