Discuss the below:
Topic:
Purdue Pharma is the creator and largest producer of the drug Oxycontin. This drug is thekeystone of an opioid crisis in America. Purdue Pharma has used unethical methods to push thisdrug 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 benefitsof the drug and the research allowed by the profits demand it continue the practice and wide useof the harmful pill.
Outline 1:
Current Environment
Purdue Pharma History
Opioid Crisis
Research shows...
Outline 2:
Internal/External Factors
Shareholders expect profits!
Purdue's History of shady/unethical decisions
War on Drug
White House?