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U.S. maker of OxyContin painkiller to pay $600 million in guilty plea

ABINGDON, Virginia: The company that makes the painkiller OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, has agreed to pay $600 million in fines and other payments to resolve the criminal charge of "misbranding" its product, one of the largest amounts ever paid by a drug company in such a case.

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