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The Crime of the Century

"Delayed absorptionof OxyContin is believed to reducethe abuse potential." And I would...

The Crime of the Century • S01E01 • 2021

"Delayed absorption
of OxyContin is believed to reduce
the abuse potential." And I would always
let them know it, you know, "Nothing gets
in these package inserts "that hasn't been reviewed, you know, excruciatingly
by the FDA." - From the inception of the launch of OxyContin, we focused
our salesmen's attention to physicians whose practice-- and their practice was to use-- write a lot of prescriptions
for opioids

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"Delayed absorption of OxyContin

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is believed to reduce the abuse potential."

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And I would always let them know it,

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you know, "Nothing gets in these package inserts

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"that hasn't been reviewed,

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you know, excruciatingly by the FDA."

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- From the inception of

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the launch of OxyContin,

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we focused our salesmen's attention

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to physicians whose practice--

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and their practice was to use--

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write a lot of prescriptions for opioids.

Duration

33 seconds

Views

30

Timestamp in Movie

01:00:03

Uploaded

May 24, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

documentary, crime

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Movie Summary

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.