OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Expected To Finally Be Sentenced In Opioid Crisis Case

Source: International Business Times

Purdue Pharma, maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, is expected to be sentenced in a criminal case. GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / Drew Angerer Years after pleading guilty for conduct that helped create the opioid crisis, Purdue Pharma's settlement with the federal government appears to be moving forward. The Associated Press reported that a judge is expected to sentence the company and accept a deal struck with federal prosecutors.