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Lisa Girion

Business

Powder Keg

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

Lisa Girion Reuters Dec 2018 25min Permalink

World Health

OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re only just getting started”

As business declines amidst an opioid epidemic in America, Purdue Pharma’s owners the Sackler family are pursuing a new strategy: putting OxyContin in medicine cabinets around the world.

Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion, Scott Glover LA Times Dec 2016 15min Permalink

Business Science Health

"You Want a Description of Hell?"

Purdue Pharma’s marketing materials say OxyContin works for 12 hours. It doesn’t. And this problem, long-denied by the drugmaker, is what makes it highly addictive.

Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion, Scott Glover Los Angeles Times May 2016 25min Permalink