Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files for bankruptcy as part of settlement | CBC News

9:07pm PDT - September 15th, 2019    lions - CBC News

Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, N.Y., days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the state and local governments suing it over the toll of opioids.