Buhler stated that OxyContin was originally designed to provide relief for people suffering from extreme pain due to terminal illnesses like cancer. He added that sales for the drug increased as pharma companies started increasing the patient demographic by recommending the drug even for patients suffering from simple migraines:
Watch Joe Rogan and Brigham Buhler talk about OxyContin below:
Furthermore, Buhler said that the family that owns OxyContin released the drug to the market, piggybacking on an old drug delivery system. He elaborated that a former head of the FDA even helped the owners get the drug FDA-approved.
According to WebMD, OxyContin is highly addictive and is prone to substance abuse by patients who have a history of addiction. Withdrawal symptoms such as muscle aches, mood swings, diarrhea, and nausea are also associated with the drug.
Brigham Buhler tells Joe Rogan his experience of launching a new drug
During the same podcast, Brigham Buhler told Joe Rogan that as part of his first assignment while working as a medical representative for Eli Lilly, he got to launch the erectile dysfunction medication Cialis.
Buhler told the UFC commentator that even 20 years ago, the company gave him a car and a $17,000 monthly expense account to throw expensive dinners and parties to network with doctors who would potentially push the drug to their patients:
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