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  • Drugmakers To Pay $365.6M In Opioid Settlement To Virginia Drugmakers To Pay $365.6M In Opioid Settlement To Virginia
    06/12/2023 - 20:59
    Following opioid painkiller deals with Teva, Allergen, CVS, and Walgreens, Virginia is expected to earn around $365.6 million in compensation.On June 9, the Attorney General declared that $17.3 billion in opioid deals had been approved in…
  • Nearly $3B Secured By Texas In Opioid Settlements Nearly $3B Secured By Texas In Opioid Settlements
    01/29/2023 - 16:10
    The Texas Attorney General has obtained an extra $1 billion in opioid settlement funds for the state, increasing the total settlement funds from several lawsuits to over $3 billion.His administration recently negotiated opioid settlement…
  • Doctors Charged For Trading Opioids For Personal Favors Doctors Charged For Trading Opioids For Personal Favors
    12/21/2021 - 08:53
    About 60 doctors, pharmacists, medical professionals, and others linked to the alleged opioid pushing were charged by federal prosecutors, according to a statement by the Justice Department last week.The cases are a result of more than 350,…
  • Opioid Shipments Decline Sharply Even As Overdoses Increase Opioid Shipments Decline Sharply Even As Overdoses Increase
    09/13/2023 - 18:04
    According to recently disclosed data, the amount of prescription opioid tablets transported into the United States in the second half of the 2010s fell significantly, even as the overdose epidemic in the country grew worse.The overdose…
  • Illicit Dispensing Of Opioids Costs Andover Drug Co. $11M Illicit Dispensing Of Opioids Costs Andover Drug Co. $11M
    12/13/2021 - 12:27
    Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP), a national mail-order pharmacy based in Andover, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $11 million over a lawsuit brought by the state alleging that the company illegally dispensed thousands of prescriptions for…
  • New York To Receive $200M Over Opioids From Allergan New York To Receive $200M Over Opioids From Allergan
    01/06/2022 - 14:34
    New York state and two of its counties will receive $200 million from pharmaceutical company Allergan Finance LLC that would eventually eliminate the company from the ongoing state lawsuit over the opioid crisis.Attorney General Letitia…
  • UVA Launches HOPE App For People Affected From Opioids UVA Launches HOPE App For People Affected From Opioids
    05/20/2022 - 14:39
    The University of Virginia Health System has launched a new app called HOPE that will help people struggling with opioid addiction.HOPE stands for Heal Overcome Persist Endure, and it aims to provide support to patients battling opioid-use…
  • 5 Pharmacy Chains Sued By Erie County Over Opioid Crisis 5 Pharmacy Chains Sued By Erie County Over Opioid Crisis
    09/20/2022 - 20:37
    Erie county is suing five chain pharmacies for allegedly fueling the opioid epidemic by irresponsibly filling the local market with prescription opioids, despite warning indications of dubious orders.According to the claim, the county is…
  • Newborns Of Maine Overexposed To Opioids Newborns Of Maine Overexposed To Opioids
    12/15/2021 - 14:19
    The state health department published a report that indicated the overexposure of opioids in the newborns in Maine. The report claims that the newborns experience health problems, from the womb itself. It also stated that the rate of which…
  • Websites Warned to Stop Illegal Sales of Opioids by FDA, DEA Websites Warned to Stop Illegal Sales of Opioids by FDA, DEA
    12/21/2021 - 07:11
    Four online networks, operating a total of 10 websites, have come under the radar of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who have jointly issued warning letters to each network…