> The caveat is that once a drug is approved for XYZ, doctors can, and do, prescribe it for anything else in their judgement. The caveat is that once a drug is approved for XYZ, doctors can, and do, prescribe it for anything else in their judgement.
Yes, but pharmaceutical companies cannot market the drug for non-approved uses or discuss off-label use when promoting or selling the drug. That is illegal.
That illegal activity is exactly what the courts determined Purdue did - bribery, fraudulent marketing, and more. The issue is that Purdue broke the law (and that their sentences for breaking the law were way too light).
Yes, but pharmaceutical companies cannot market the drug for non-approved uses or discuss off-label use when promoting or selling the drug. That is illegal.
That illegal activity is exactly what the courts determined Purdue did - bribery, fraudulent marketing, and more. The issue is that Purdue broke the law (and that their sentences for breaking the law were way too light).