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Purdue to pay over $8bn to settle opioid-related criminal claims

Purdue Pharma has reached an $8m+ settlement with the US Department of Justice to avoid federal civil and criminal charges related to claims it helped fuel the country’s opioid epidemic. ... The new company will provide opioid overdose reversal

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Mallinckrodt files for bankruptcy protection in the US

in fuelling the opioid epidemic. ... Another opioid drugmaker – Purdue Pharma – filed for bankruptcy last year following increasing blame for its part in driving the US opioid epidemic.
US states claim Purdue Pharma owes $2.2 trillion over opioid crisis

Last year, Purdue filed for bankruptcy following increasing blame for its part in driving the opioid epidemic in the US. ... well as millions of doses of lifesaving opioid addiction treatment and overdose reversal medicines,” Purdue said in a statement.
US piles pressure on Mallinckrodt over alleged Acthar fraud

settle claims that it had a hand in fuelling the opioid epidemic in the US.
Mallinckrodt reaches tentative $1.6bn opioid settlement

Agreement reached with a plaintiff's executive committee. Mallinckrodt, one of the companies at the centre of the opioid epidemic scandal in the US, has reached a tentative settlement agreement in ... We recognise the opioid crisis is a tremendously
US states reject drug distributors’ opioid settlement

At least 21 US states have rejected an $18bn proposal by the ‘big three’ pharma wholesalers to settle opioid litigation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. ... to negotiating a deal that would “provide relief to communities impacted by the

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20 for 2020 – Five pharma leaders to watch in 2020

Hahn is taking over as the FDA is being thrust into the spotlight on a number of issues, including how to deal with medicine prices, the opioid epidemic, hastening access to
20 for 2020 – Five pharma companies to watch

year. We’re talking about the lawsuits J&J is facing claiming damages as a result of using its products, including opioid painkillers, Baby Powder talc and its schizophrenia drug Risperdal ... epidemic in opioid abuse and overdose-related deaths in the
Trust: the ultimate elevator

This is particularly apparent for the traditional ‘big pharma’ sector – shaken by scandals such as pricing, manipulative patent litigation and a rampant opioid epidemic.
How digital content helps HCPs curb opioid abuse through better prescribing decisions

opioid abuse epidemic. ... The pain management topic found under most specialties at Univadis highlights curated synopses of the best literature dealing with the opioid abuse epidemic, including an overview of 12 predictors of patient

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"Legal highs" ruling leaves illegal labs laughing

So we are acutely aware of the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic in the US, and the criticism aimed at Purdue, the maker of OxyContin. . ... We have also pitched for agents designed to treat opioid overdose and alcohol abuse. .
How digital content is helping physicians curb the opioid abuse epidemic

On the other hand are the prescribers who are driven to help their patients but finding that their pain management protocols are now complicated by what the national opioid abuse epidemic ... The pain management topic found under most specialties at
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How digital content is helping physicians curb the opioid abuse epidemic.

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