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Judge overseeing Purdue Pharma bankruptcy approves $1.3 million bonus for CEO
January 27, 2020Sales and Marketing Election 2020, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, US Presidential Race, fentanyl, opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma’s CEO Craig Landau can receive a $1.3 million bonus, ruled a judge. Judge Robert Drain said the company …
Johnson & Johnson sued by Washington State for role in the opioid crisis
January 3, 2020Medical Communications Bernie Sanders, Johnson & Johnson, OxyContin, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids
The state of Washington sued pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson for deceptive marketing that said their opioids were effective for …
Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor found guilty of bribing doctors
May 3, 2019Medical Communications Insys Therapeutics, John Kapoor, Subsys, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
The founder of opioid drugmaker Insys Therapeutics has been found guilty of bribing doctors in order to persuade them to …
UK launches drug testing service for illicit drugs
February 25, 2019Sales and Marketing Home office, UK, cocaine, drugs, fentanyl, illicit substances, recreational drugs
The UK Home Office have licensed a drug-checking service for users of illicit substances. The yearlong pilot project, run by …
FDA controversially approves potent opioid up to ten times stronger than fentanyl
November 6, 2018Sales and Marketing Dsuvia, FDA, US, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
Despite voices of criticism, the FDA has opted to approve AcelRX’s Dsuvia (sufentanil), an opioid medication said to be five …
Fentanyl execution gets go-ahead in federal court
August 14, 2018Manufacturing and Production Nebraska, execution, fatalities, fentanyl, valium
The first execution in the United States using the powerful opioid fentanyl, is set to take place in Nebraska on …
Letters to doctors reduce opioid prescriptions, study shows
August 10, 2018Medical Communications OxyContin, USA, fentanyl, opioid, opioid crisis, research, study
A study has shown that Doctors who received a letter from the medical examiner’s office informing them of their patient’s …
Insys Therapeutics reaches $150m agreement to settle opioid marketing case
August 9, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Litigation, Subsys, US Department of Justice, fentanyl, insys, opioid, pharma
The Arizona-based pharma company Insys Therapeutics has reached an agreement to pay $150 million to the US Department of Justice …
Fentanyl-related deaths spike in England and Wales
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production fentanyl, heroin, ons, opioid crisis, opioids, statistics
Deaths linked to the powerful opioid fentanyl have increased by 30% in England and Wales. Figures from the Office for …
Illegally manufactured fentanyl drives deaths in Ontario
July 5, 2018Medical Communications Crisis, Ontario, canda, epidemic, fentanyl, opioid
Illicit forms of the powerful opioid fentanyl have been driving increased rates of opioid-related deaths in the Canadian province of …
Facebook takes action against drug peddlers on Instagram
April 9, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Facebook, biotech, drugs, fentanyl, instagram, opioid, opioid epidemic, pharma, pharmaceutical
Facebook can’t catch a break at the moment, after being widely criticised for its practices over the security of users’ …
J&J struck by €25m fine over fentanyl pain patch
December 20, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Johnson & Johnson, biotech, drugs, fentanyl, pharma, pharmaceutical
Johnson & Johnson has been fined by France’s competition authority, Autorité de la Concurrence, after it alleges the company had …
Insys Pharma founder charged over “nationwide conspiracy” to illegally distribute fentanyl
October 27, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Insys Pharma, Subsys, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids
John N Kapoor, the 74-year old founder of Insys Pharma, has been legally charged over his involvement in driving a …
Teva under investigation over illegal rebate offers to Ontario pharmacies
October 20, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Teva, fentanyl, opioids, oxycodone
Israeli drugmaker Teva has again become embroiled in a scandal investigated by the Ontario government for allegedly bribing pharmacies to …
Record number of drug-related deaths, as opioid crisis hits UK
August 2, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, drug deaths, drugs, fentanyl, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical
Numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONC) has revealed that drug misuse deaths were at a record high, …
