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In a Jan. 17, 2003, warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration to the company concerning illegal advertising of OxyContin ............... overstating the safety profile .................. not referring to the large number of fatalities ................ overselling the benefits.

On May 10, 2007, Purdue was ordered to pay $634 million in criminal and civil penalties - including guilty pleas by three current and former Purdue Frederick executives - for misbranding the potent narcotic OxyContin. This ruling sends an important message to the drug industry that this kind of malicious, death-dealing behavior will not be tolerated.