[Scoundreller]

That's 20% of the whole opioid pill market, not just oxycontin.

As far as I know, generic manufacturers of off-patent drugs usually aren't sued.

On the one side, they don't actively promote/market their products to prescribers or patients, but I'd still think they share some blame by manufacturing it.

[peteretep]

> but I'd still think they share some blame by manufacturing it

Nah. Opioids are an essential medication. The problem is not that OxyContin exists, it's the creation of irregular demand for it through the actions that Purdue Pharma are having to settle for.

[Scoundreller]

It’s a question of what extent, if any, vendor liability exists.

[slimed]

Are you of the opinion that opioids have no legitimate medical use? How else could suing generic manufacturers be justified? The issue with Purdue is that they lied about the risks of the drug. Presumably, they lied to the generic manufacturers as well.