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yesman@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Purdue pharma followed strict manufacturing and purity standards to produce a drug that killed more Americans than the Viet Cong and Al Qaeda combined.

Can we say that the American healthcare industry really protects it’s customers from harm any better than the cartels?

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BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Comparing a drug manufacturer who supplies drugs to people in hospice care and an insurgent group is such a strange comparison.

Did a pharma company make a drug that could cause harm to patients? Yes.

Did they pretend it was less harmful than it was? Yes.

Did they encourage over prescribing? Yes.

Did they intentionally try and kill off their paying customer base? No.

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