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Teva's Opioid Settlement Gets Support From 48 States
Teva Pharmaceuticals just needs two more states to achieve agreements or agree to engage in a settlement accord with the generics giant for its participation in the US opioid epidemic.Teva claimed it is at "a sufficient level" with 48…
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FDA Updates REMS For Close Monitoring of Fentanyl Overdoses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) medications was updated on March 27, in view of implementing a new opioid…
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DEA Reverses License Stripping in Opioid Case
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reversed its earlier decision to strip Morris & Dickson Co., one of the nation's largest wholesale drug distributors, of its licenses for its failure to properly monitor the shipment of…
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Wisconsin's Detailed Fund Plan To Combat Opioid Crisis
Wisconsin, which has already received the first $6 million of the anticipated $500 million in opioid settlement payments, intends to use a large portion of the early funds to increase the availability of fentanyl testing strips and the…
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Purdue's Former President Denies Responsibility For Opioid Crisis
Purdue Pharma's former president and board chair of the company claimed that he, his family, and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis throughout the United States.As per the court documents, every family member has denied…
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CA. Counties Seek $50B From Drug Makers in Opioid Addiction Trial
A $50 billion trial is underway in California filed by CA. counties against opioid drug makers including Johnson & Johnson, Endo Pharmaceuticals, and other drug manufacturers to seek damages over the opioid crisis.Due to the ongoing…
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Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuits: Ruling Expected On Monday
Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman in Norman, Oklahoma, will be ruling a judgment on Monday deciding whether Johnson & Johnson (J&J) should be held liable for the Oklahoma opioid epidemic.The judge will give the decision…
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Pittsburgh Gets $7.8M to Enhance Opioid Care
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy's Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) has been awarded a substantial five-year, $7.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.The grant aims to enhance the quality of…
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Louisiana & Teva Pharmaceuticals Agree On $15M Opioid Deal
The attorney general of Louisiana and Teva Pharmaceuticals have reached a $15 million settlement to deal with the opioid epidemic and claims throughout the state against the company.Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay $15 million over the period…
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AG Negotiate A $700M Deal With Reckitt Over Suboxone
British pharmaceutical company Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC along with the attorneys general for New York, California, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington, negotiated a $700 million deal over Suboxone, a drug that helps reduce opioid…