FDA Chief Says Opioid Review Still in the Works September 1, 2022 By Matthew Perrone A long-awaited review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway...
Endo Files for Bankruptcy as U.S. Opioid Litigation Drags August 18, 2022 Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as...
Allergan Poised to Pay More Than $2 Billion in Opioid Settlement July 28, 2022 By Jef Feeley AbbVie Inc.’s Allergan unit has reached an agreement to pay more than $2 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed...
Teva Reaches Proposed $4.35 Billion Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits July 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Nate Raymond Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Tuesday announced a $4.35 billion proposed nationwide settlement that could resolve thousands of lawsuits over the...
Allergan, Teva to Pay $54M in San Francisco Opioid Lawsuit July 14, 2022 Opioid makers Allergan and Teva have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and overdose reversal drugs to settle a...
Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart’s Opioid Sales June 29, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed to...
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions June 27, 2022 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running...
Teva Pharma Sees Nationwide U.S. Opioid Settlement in 2022 May 3, 2022 By Steven Scheer Teva Pharmaceutical Industries believes it would have to pay around $2.6 billion in cash and medicine to settle thousands of...
McKinsey Chief Says Firm Failed to Identify Opioid Epidemic May 2, 2022 By Matthew Boyle The head of McKinsey & Co. acknowledged that it failed to see the opioid epidemic unfolding while simultaneously doing work...
Walgreens, Drugmakers Blame Others For San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis April 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O and other defendants on Tuesday said they were not to blame for the opioid...