Frustration Grows Over Wait on OxyContin Maker’s Settlement May 1, 2023 By Geoff Mulvihill More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was...
Experts Urge Better Access to Opioid Rescue Drugs to Save Lives in Georgia February 1, 2023 Jessie Blanchard started small nearly five years ago, just trying to get enough of the rescue drug naloxone that reverses...
New York Jury Finds Drugmaker Teva Liable for Fueling Opioid Crisis January 3, 2022 By Brendan Pierson Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found last Thursday, a setback for a...
Opioid Scripts Decreased But Fatal Overdoses Increased. Doctors Urge New Approach. December 30, 2021 Doctors with the American Society of Anesthesiologists are calling for a new approach to fighting the opioid crisis, one that...
Judge Questions California Counties’ Opioid Case Against Drugmakers October 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond A California judge on Thursday said several large counties accusing four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic had presented a...
Big Pharmacy Chains Under Pressure to Settle Opioid Claims Before Their First Trial October 1, 2021 By Nate Raymond Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure...
3 Largest Opioid Distributors to Pay Native American Tribe $75M to Settle Claims September 29, 2021 By Nate Raymond The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
Ruling on Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy and Opioid Settlement Delayed Until Next Week August 27, 2021 By Mike Spector and Maria Chutchian A U.S. judge said on Thursday he now anticipates a ruling on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy reorganization plan...
Bankruptcy Judge Says Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Face ‘Substantial’ Liability Risk August 24, 2021 By Maria Chutchian The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy said on Monday that some members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin...