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Nevada To Get $285M In Opioid Settlement From Walgreens
Nevada’s top attorney stated that the state of Nevada and Walgreens have negotiated a $285 million settlement over the pharmacy chain's contribution to the opioid crisis. The final of many multiyear agreements with drug makers, merchants,…
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$1.5B From Biden Administration To Fight Opioid Crisis
The Biden administration proposed a $1.5 billion grant programme to assist states, territories, and tribal lands in combating the opioid pandemic.The funding would allow states to invest in better overdose education and enhance the…
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States Reach A $2.4B Deal With Opioid Manufacturer
In an agreement with 12 states over its advertising and product safety procedures, a former opioid manufacturer has in principle agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion as revealed by the state attorneys general Friday. Although Allergan is now a…
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FDA Recommends To Make Narcan Available Over The Counter
The FDA has suggested making the opioid overdose antidote Narcan available without a prescription over-the-counter, allowing customers to buy the crucial nasal spray in locations such as gas stations and grocery shops.According to the FDA's…
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Indivior Agrees To Pay $30M Over Suboxone Claims
Indivior has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve a class action lawsuit brought by health plans against the pharmaceutical company for allegedly improperly stifling generic competition for its Suboxone opioid addiction therapy.The…
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FDA Issues Order To Authorize Naloxone Sale
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice that could help increase access to opioid overdose-reversing naloxone drug products without a prescription, paving the way for more of them to be available over the counter.…
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California To Get $470M From CVS In Opioid Settlement
A multistate settlement with CVS over charges that the drugstore corporation contributed to the country's opioid problem is likely to pay California around $470 million.Last year, CVS Health and Walgreens agreed to pay approximately $5…
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$1M In Opioid Settlement Funds For Aroostook County
Aroostook County will receive more than $1 million in settlement funds for opioid prevention initiatives.In addition to the $1.5 million given to the County by drug maker Johnson & Johnson as part of the National Opioid deal beginning…
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Opioid Discrimination Lawsuit Against Walgreens Dismissed
A federal court has rejected a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc of discriminating against people with disabilities by prohibiting pharmacists from completing high-dose opioid prescriptions.When requested…
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Navajo County Adopts Ground Rules To Spend Opioid Settlement
Pharmacies and drug firms have agreed to pay state and local governments billions of dollars in order to lower the alarming number of drug overdose deaths that have been brought on by the careless marketing of opioid painkillers for the…