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  • Fentanyl-related Deaths Increased By 279% In The US Fentanyl-related Deaths Increased By 279% In The US
    05/04/2023 - 18:54
    According to recently disclosed data, the number of drug overdose deaths containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl surged by 279% in the United States between 2016 and 2021.According to the research, which was issued by the National Centre…
  • J&J Sues US Govt Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiations J&J Sues US Govt Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
    07/20/2023 - 13:12
    Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit against the federal government, making it the latest producer of opioid drugs to try to stop a policy that allows the Medicare government health insurance plan to bargain for cheaper medication pricing.…
  • VA Creates Opioid Cost Calculator To Measure Opioid Crisis VA Creates Opioid Cost Calculator To Measure Opioid Crisis
    10/26/2022 - 20:45
    The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Center for Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have cooperated to create an opioid cost calculator.The calculator calculates how much the opioid crisis costs…
  • New Hanover County Could Get $19M In Opioid Litigation New Hanover County Could Get $19M In Opioid Litigation
    12/09/2021 - 09:13
    New Hanover County and the city of Wilmington could receive $19 million-$20 million and $850,000 respectively in multistate lawsuits involving drug manufacturers and distributors to tackle the opioid epidemic.The lawsuits allege that the…
  • PA To Get $148M From 2nd Wave Of Opioid Settlements PA To Get $148M From 2nd Wave Of Opioid Settlements
    09/11/2023 - 18:02
    The first-year compensation from a second wave of federal court settlements involving the opioid and addiction problem could total up to $148 million in Pennsylvania.Deals were struck with parties who were suing Teva and Allergan, as well…
  • Subuxone Manufacturer To Pay $102.5M Over Antitrust Claims Subuxone Manufacturer To Pay $102.5M Over Antitrust Claims
    06/11/2023 - 22:22
    Opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone's manufacturer has agreed to pay $102.5 million to the District of Columbia, 41 states, and other jurisdictions in order to resolve allegations that it used unfair business practices.The settlement…
  • 4 New Opioid Settlements Worth $226M For Oklahoma 4 New Opioid Settlements Worth $226M For Oklahoma
    01/09/2023 - 18:25
    According to the attorney general, Oklahoma has reached settlement agreements worth more than $226 million with three large drugstore chains and one opioid manufacturer.Oklahoma has collected more than $900 million from opioid producers and…
  • mpax To Pay $145M In Opioid Antitrust Suit Impax To Pay $145M In Opioid Antitrust Suit
    07/21/2022 - 13:36
    On Tuesday, Impax Laboratories said that it has reached an agreement to pay $145 million to settle antitrust class actions alleging that the pharmaceutical company conspired unlawfully with Endo International Plc to postpone the release of…
  • Purdue's $6B Opioid Settlement Barred By Supreme Court Purdue's $6B Opioid Settlement Barred By Supreme Court
    08/18/2023 - 21:40
    A multi-billion dollar bankruptcy deal by Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the company's Sackler family owners from civil litigation relating to the opioid crisis was temporarily barred by the Supreme Court.The developer of the…
  • Attorneys Give Final Argument In NM Opioid Suit Attorneys Give Final Argument In NM Opioid Suit
    10/20/2022 - 21:33
    The state of New Mexico asked a court on Tuesday to hold Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc accountable for fueling the state's opioid problem, giving the final argument in the latest of numerous cases against the pharmacy chain around the…