Hacker News Reader

Well yes, because OxyContin was oversold and the company's behaviour was unethical.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/health/purdue-opioids-oxy...

I cannot read the article. What is the pharmacy’s role? OxyContin requires a prescription, so did the pharmacy sell without prescriptions?

Bottom line is, do you want pharmacies to be making non medical judgment calls on which prescriptions to fill and not fill? If so, then don’t complain when they exercise judgment.

I, for one, would rather not deputize everyone I interact with.

You do have a point. MDs should have been prosecuted. Execs should have been prosecuted.

But alas, they did not.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/founder-of-purdue-pharma-made-a...

Prescription drugs are dispensed by a pharmacist for a reason. In the US, they are legally required to report any unusually large, frequent or suspicious orders to the government. Many pharmacies were found to have neglected that responsibility so they could sell more drugs.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com