ChinesePod Today: OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Considering Bankruptcy (simp. characters)
- 5 years ago
ChinesePod News (March 05, 2019)
The OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is reportedly considering bankruptcy protection to address legal liabilities. Plaintiffs have accused the company of flooding the market with addictive opioid drugs and misleading doctors and patients about the risks of these medications.
NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/AcsDKLdZXWg
This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:
滥用: to abuse or misuse
诉讼: litigation
批准: approval
驳回: to reject or overrule
处方药: prescription medication
涉及: to be involved or related to
充斥着: to be full of or flood (negative connotation)
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The OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is reportedly considering bankruptcy protection to address legal liabilities. Plaintiffs have accused the company of flooding the market with addictive opioid drugs and misleading doctors and patients about the risks of these medications.
NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/AcsDKLdZXWg
This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:
滥用: to abuse or misuse
诉讼: litigation
批准: approval
驳回: to reject or overrule
处方药: prescription medication
涉及: to be involved or related to
充斥着: to be full of or flood (negative connotation)
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