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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

WVa trial expert: Drug makers downplayed risks in marketing

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Lawyers for the state of West Virginia concluded the first week of a trial against three major opioid makers Friday by outlining how pharmaceutical companies rebranded the highly addictive drugs decades ago to expand their prescriber base while downplaying the risks.

The bench trial began Monday in the state's case against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., AbbVie Inc.’s Allergan and their family of companies.

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