Utah will get millions from company that promoted OxyContin in first-of-its-kind settlement

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Utah will get millions from company that promoted OxyContin in first-of-its-kind settlement

Utah is expected to receive about $4 million from a health marketing company that allegedly helped Purdue Pharma sell opioids, the first settlement of its kind. On Monday, the Utah Attorney General’s Office announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health, a health care marketing and communications company that “encouraged, facilitated, and supported misrepresentations about the risks and benefits of opioid products” on behal…