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  • CDC Releases New Guidelines Over Opioid Prescriptions CDC Releases New Guidelines Over Opioid Prescriptions
    11/05/2022 - 00:31
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for clinicians on when and how to prescribe opioids for pain.The new guidance replaces the agency's 2016 recommendations, which were criticized by some doctors and…
  • Calif. Judge Clears Drug Companies Off Opioid Liabilities Calif. Judge Clears Drug Companies Off Opioid Liabilities
    12/06/2021 - 08:26
    A California jury has cleared four major drug companies from liabilities in the opioids epidemic litigation that demanded the companies to pay tens of billions of dollars to compensate for the opioid crisis.Allergan, Endo, Johnson &…
  • OxyContin Marketer to Pay $350M to Avoid Lawsuits OxyContin Marketer to Pay $350M to Avoid Lawsuits
    02/07/2024 - 16:50
    An advertising agency, instrumental in crafting marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers, along with a pharmaceutical company, has reached separate agreements totaling $500 million to avert a trial regarding…
  • Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis
    08/06/2022 - 08:45
    Tennessee state's attorney general said on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, claiming that the pharmacy giant failed to maintain adequate safeguards against the misuse of prescription painkillers, which contributed to…
  • $760M For Illinois In Opioid Settlement $760M For Illinois In Opioid Settlement
    03/03/2022 - 14:08
    The state attorney general of Illinois announced that the state would receive $760 million from the pharmaceutical distributors as part of the opioid settlement for their role in the drug crisis.The state would get the amount from the…
  • J&J Agreed To Pay $44M To New Mexico Over Opioid Crisis J&J Agreed To Pay $44M To New Mexico Over Opioid Crisis
    03/03/2022 - 14:50
    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $44 million to New Mexico state to resolve several cases against it of fueling the opioid crisis.The $44 million settlement is consistent with the terms of a proposal where J&J and other…
  • Publicis Sued For Deceptive Opioid Marketing Publicis Sued For Deceptive Opioid Marketing
    12/06/2021 - 12:41
    A Massachusetts attorney general has sued Publicis Health, LLC, alleging that the company helped Purdue Pharma in selling more OxyContin by deploying unfair and deceptive marketing schemes resulting in the opioid crisis.The complaint is…
  • West Virginia To Get $26M Opioid Settlement From Endo West Virginia To Get $26M Opioid Settlement From Endo
    04/05/2022 - 13:32
    Endo Health Solutions will pay $26 million as a settlement to West Virginia for the company's role in fueling the opioid crisis in the state, which created havoc among the communities.The company announced the settlement just before the…
  • Rite Aid To Pay $3.5M Opioid Settlement To Cobb County Rite Aid To Pay $3.5M Opioid Settlement To Cobb County
    07/11/2022 - 14:45
    The acceptance of a $3.5 million settlement from drugstore chain Rite Aid as part of a multi-jurisdictional action against opioid dealers and manufacturers would be decided by the Cobb County commissioners' vote.The settlement is worth $10.…
  • WI Legislators To Accept State's Opioid Settlement Portion WI Legislators To Accept State's Opioid Settlement Portion
    05/02/2023 - 19:09
    Legislators in Wisconsin are prepared to accept the state's portion of a settlement resulting from a separate multistate lawsuit accusing drug producers and distributors of fueling the nation's opioid crisis.In November and December, a…