Tag: marketing painkillers

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Johnson & Johnson on trial in Oklahoma over the so called “opioid epidemic”

  

  Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma. Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying addiction risks, fuelling a so-called “opioid epidemic.”