Topic:

Purdue Pharma is the creator and largest producer of the drug Oxycontin. This drug is the

keystone of an opioid crisis in America. Purdue Pharma has used unethical methods to push this

drug in the past, but now social pressure is forcing the FDA to look closely at how addictive this

drugs are.

Ethical Dilemma:

As the creator of the deadly and addictive drug Oxycontin, should Purdue Pharma slow

production of the drug and invest in alternatives with less harmful side effect, or do the benefits

of the drug and the research allowed by the profits demand it continue the practice and wide use

of the harmful pill.

Outline 1:

Current Environment 

Purdue Pharma History

Opioid Crisis

Research shows…

Outline

Internal/External Factors

Shareholders expect profits!

Purdue’s History of shady/unethical decisions

War on Drug

White House?

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