Search Content

Displaying results 81 - 90 of 540
  • Hawaii Announces Plans To Spend $78M Opioid Settlement Hawaii Announces Plans To Spend $78M Opioid Settlement
    08/16/2022 - 14:28
    State and local authorities announced strategies for using Hawaii's $78 million part of a national settlement with pharmaceutical corporations to fight the opioid epidemic. According to the agreement, 85% of the funds would be used to…
  • $460M For Kentucky In Opioid Litigation $460M For Kentucky In Opioid Litigation
    12/09/2021 - 08:08
    Kentucky will receive $460 million as a settlement in opioid abuse litigation against opioid manufacturers like Johnson and Johnson (J&J) for the epidemic fueled by the drug-making companies.Attorney General Daniel Cameron informed in a…
  • J&J's $465M Opioid Verdict Overturned J&J's $465M Opioid Verdict Overturned
    12/21/2021 - 13:50
    $465 million opioid judgment that was earlier ruled against Johnson & Johnson (J&J), alleging that the company illicitly marketed drugs that resulted in the opioid epidemic, has been overturned.The lawsuit alleged that J&J…
  • FDA Approves Narcan As An Opioid-reversal Spray FDA Approves Narcan As An Opioid-reversal Spray
    12/06/2022 - 19:59
    Emergent BioSolutions Inc., the developer of Narcan, a nasal spray form of naloxone, said that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an application for an over-the-counter version of its popular opioid-reversal nasal spray.The…
  • Opioid Company Looking To Avoid VA's $20M Settlement Opioid Company Looking To Avoid VA's $20M Settlement
    08/07/2023 - 18:57
    A scheme to avoid paying more than $1 billion as part of a federal settlement for victims of the opioid crisis is being floated by one of the big pharmaceutical corporations that has been charged with flooding America with cheap, addictive…
  • Study Finds AI Could Help Treat Opioid Addiction Study Finds AI Could Help Treat Opioid Addiction
    02/19/2023 - 21:13
    According to a new study, opioid addiction could be reduced by developing medicines that block the kappa-opioid receptor.However, finding medications that can inhibit the action of a protein, such as the kappa-opioid receptor, can be a time…
  • Up To $3 Million Deal For Orange County In Opioid Crisis Up To $3 Million Deal For Orange County In Opioid Crisis
    12/06/2021 - 11:54
    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will pay a partial settlement of around $1.3 million to $3 million to Orange County for fueling the opioid epidemic that resulted in several deaths due to opioid addiction.The officials representing the…
  • Grande Prairie Signs $10 Billion Class Action Opioid Lawsuit Grande Prairie Signs $10 Billion Class Action Opioid Lawsuit
    12/13/2021 - 13:25
    A $10 billion class-action opioid lawsuit has been signed by the city of Grande Prairie to become a representative plaintiff against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies. The city is seeking compensation for the damages caused by the…
  • AG Secures $58.5M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis AG Secures $58.5M From Mallinckrodt Over Opioid Crisis
    06/17/2022 - 12:38
    A New York Attorney General secured up to $58.5 million from Mallinckrodt plc, which is one of the largest drug manufacturers of opioids in the country, over its role in fueling the opioid crisis.It is only the second agreement between the…
  • NJ Could Get $508M In Opioid Settlements NJ Could Get $508M In Opioid Settlements
    01/13/2023 - 21:31
    The state's attorney general has approved settlements with drugstore chains CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens, as well as drugmakers Allergan and Teva Pharmaceuticals, for their participation in the opioid crisis, which may cost the state up to $…