Wasn't it the case that oxycodone was marketed as working for 12 hours (per its patent) when it only worked for 8? And that doctors were told by the pharmaceuti

Wasn't it the case that oxycodone was marketed as working for 12 hours (per its patent) when it only worked for 8? And that doctors were told by the pharmaceutical company to increase the dose rather than make it more frequent? Recreational users wouldn't be the problem since addiction is the intended result.