Dope Sick

Another woeful tale of Big Pharma

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The other day I watched the miniseries, Dopesick, on BBC iPlayer. It chronicles the real life story of American drug company, Purdue Pharma, owned principally by the Sackler family, and its rise to capture the market in pain relief medication. This was through the research, development and marketing of the opiate based, OxyContin. Not only did it capture the market, it also became responsible for the…