Here's What's in the Opioid Settlement Against OxyContin Maker Purdue and the Sackler Family

Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin. The deal approved on Tuesday requires members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up…

San Mateo County to receive millions from Sackler and Purdue Pharma opioid payout

San Mateo County is set to receive millions of dollars from a settlement with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, a drug manufacturing company that fueled the nation’s opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma, which was owned by the Sackler family, brought the highly addictive prescription pain killer OxyContin to the market in 1996. From 1999 to 2023, more than 800,000 people in the United States died from opioid overdose, according to the U.S. Centers…