>I'm not sure if you are thinking of a particular case, but I can't really see how this would happen. Does Purdue Pharma's decision to push opioids as a safe t

>I'm not sure if you are thinking of a particular case, but I can't really see how this would happen. Does Purdue Pharma's decision to push opioids as a safe treatment for everyday pain ring a bell? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-tha... Oxycontin was certainly profitable, but it was not good for patients with chronic pain. This is a case where a Pharma company deliberately misled doctors, patients and regulators because doing so was exceptionally profitable. >The company that makes the narcotic painkiller OxyContin and three current and former executives pleaded guilty today in federal court here to criminal charges that they misled regulators, doctors and patients about the drug’s risk of addiction and its potential to be abused. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/business/11drug-web.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/business/11drug-web.html