Read more Purdue Pharma stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1875/purdue-pharma.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 04:59:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2091/oxycontin-maker-pleads-guilty.htmlJ. Kelman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=4184&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035136' border='0' />The company that makes OxyContin pleaded guilty today to misleading the public about the effects of the potent painkiller. Purdue Pharma and three executives will pay $634.5 million in civil and criminal fines. Federal prosecutors accused the firm of "misbranding" the drug, marketing it as a less addictive alternative...Purdue Pharmaceuticals in Stamford, Conn. is shown Tuesday, May 8, 2007. The drug maker has agreed to pay 19.5 million in a settlement with 26 states and the District of Columbia to settle complaints about the promotion of the drug OxyContin. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).http://www.newser.com/story/2091/oxycontin-maker-pleads-guilty.htmlThu, 10 May 2007 12:01:12 CDT