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OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty Over Three Felony Offenses
12/21/2021 - 14:53On Tuesday, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP CEO and Chairman pleaded guilty on behalf of the company to three-count felony offenses, which include one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the…
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Ohio County Creates Position To Manage Opioid Deal Fund
12/20/2021 - 07:58On Monday, Cuyahoga County of Ohio announced that a position is created to ensure that all the settlement amount received from the opioid litigation be used to combat the epidemic.Brandy Carney, the county's former chief of public safety…
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J&J, Opioid Distributors Agreed On $26B Opioid Settlement
12/09/2021 - 08:19Three major opioid drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have agreed to a $26 billion settlement to tackle a large number of opioid lawsuits against companies across the nation.Seven states of the U.S. unveiled the deal, and…
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Opioid Overdose Antidote Gets A Nod From NY AG
12/20/2021 - 07:55On Thursday, New York's attorney general Letitia James announced a deal stating more companies will be able to make an easy-to-use version of opioid overdose antidote.As per the agreement by the attorney general’s office, Adapt Pharma,…
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FDA Recalls Fentanyl Patches Due To Dosing Errors
12/21/2021 - 08:50On April 21, the FDA announced a recall for an Alvogen Fentanyl Transdermal System over mislabeling issues in some cartons. The agency indicated that some cartons labeled as having 12 mcg/h patched were actually containing 50 mcg/h patches.…
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J&J Might Consider Bankruptcy Plan To Tackle Talc MDL
12/09/2021 - 08:22As per the sources, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is planning a bankruptcy protection strategy to deal with the popular baby powder litigation as the number of claims against the company’s talc products is growing drastically.The…
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Group Of Black Women Sue J&J Over Baby Powder
12/09/2021 - 08:11A national group of black women has sued Johnson & Johnson (J&J), alleging that the company illicitly marketed its talcum baby powder even after knowing that it contains cancer-causing harmful ingredients.The lawsuit is filed in the…
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Illinois Jury Grants Talcum Verdict In J&J's Favor
12/22/2021 - 14:20An Illinois jury granted a talcum trial verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson by rejecting the allegations of the family members of the woman who died of ovarian cancer.As per the court documents, the family members of the woman sought…
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Zoloft
11/22/2021 - 11:08Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride), an antidepressant, is a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Pfizer started manufacturing Sertraline in the early '90s. In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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J&J And Ethicon, Inc. To Pay $5.5M Over TVM Devices
12/22/2021 - 14:43On Friday, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made an announcement stating that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. agreed to pay $5.5 million over the allegations of deceptive marketing of transvaginal…