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Senators question FDA on work with opioid maker consultant

August 23, 2021 Comments Off on Senators question FDA on work with opioid maker consultant

Several U.S. senators are questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s work with a consulting firm that helped businesses sell prescription painkillers during the nation's overdose crisis.

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OxyContin maker’s attorney warns of long, expensive litigation

August 23, 2021 Comments Off on OxyContin maker’s attorney warns of long, expensive litigation

An attorney for Purdue Pharma said a judge needs to accept its plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic or face “years or decades of Hobbesian hell” with complicated litigation.

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Ex-head of Purdue Pharma denies responsibility for opioid crisis

August 18, 2021 Comments Off on Ex-head of Purdue Pharma denies responsibility for opioid crisis

The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States.

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Sacklers won’t agree to opioid settlement unless freed from other suits

August 17, 2021 Comments Off on Sacklers won’t agree to opioid settlement unless freed from other suits

In this image from House Television on Dec. 17, 2020, David Sackler, a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, testifies via video to a House Oversight Committee hearing. Sackler has told a court that the family will not contribute billions to abate the U.S. opioid crisis unless it is granted protection from current and future lawsuits. (House Television via AP, File)

Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma won’t contribute billions to a legal settlement unless they get off the hook for lawsuits.

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Opioid settlement could bring $485M to Maryland, Frosh says

July 21, 2021 Comments Off on Opioid settlement could bring $485M to Maryland, Frosh says

A proposed $26 billion settlement could bring as much as $485 million to Maryland to help address the opioid epidemic, the state's attorney general said.

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Purdue Pharma opioid exit plan gains steam with more states on board

July 8, 2021 Comments Off on Purdue Pharma opioid exit plan gains steam with more states on board

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.

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Johnson & Johnson to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim

June 28, 2021 Comments Off on Johnson & Johnson to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

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Opioids settlement will likely be less than expected

February 17, 2020 Comments Off on Opioids settlement will likely be less than expected

Welcome to Monday, the 219th anniversary of the House of Representatives’ breaking in Thomas Jefferson’s favor an Electoral College tie for the presidency between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Here are some news items to get your week started: — Opioids ...

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Baltimore man gets 14 years for drug distribution conspiracy

October 22, 2019 Comments Off on Baltimore man gets 14 years for drug distribution conspiracy

Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute opioids and other narcotics.

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$260M deal averts first federal trial of opioid crisis

October 21, 2019 Comments Off on $260M deal averts first federal trial of opioid crisis

CLEVELAND — The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement Monday over the deadly toll taken by opioids in two Ohio counties, averting what would have been the first federal trial ...

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