opioid crisis
Sackler family withdrew $10 billion from Purdue Pharma while legal pressure mounted, audit shows
December 17, 2019Manufacturing and Production Oxy, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, opioid, opioid crisis, sackler
An audit commissioned by Purdue Pharma, to help navigate its bankruptcy, indicates that members of the Sackler family withdrew $10.7 …
Sacklers could give up Purdue Pharma and settle 2,000 lawsuits for $10-12 billion, proposal says
August 28, 2019Research and Development OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
The Sackler family are offering to settle more than 2,000 opioid crisis lawsuits for between $10-12 billion, according to NBC. …
J&J must pay $572 million for fuelling opioid crisis in Oklahoma, judge says
August 27, 2019Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
A judge in Oklahoma has said that Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for the part it played in …
Researchers design automatic opioid overdose antidote device
July 25, 2019Research and Development naloxone, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, purdue university
Researchers at Purdue University are developing a device that would automatically detect an overdose in opioid users and release a …
Ohio prosecutors file charges against opioid distributor Miami-Luken
July 22, 2019Sales and Marketing US, USA, West Virginia, criminal case, opioid crisis, opioids
Federal prosecutors in Cincinnati have filed criminal charges against opioid distributor Miami-Luken, and four others, over the role they played …
Oklahoma lawyers say J&J is kingpin of pharmaceutical cartel
July 16, 2019Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
Lawyers representing the State of Oklahoma described Johnson & Johnson as the ‘kingpin’ in a ‘pharmaceutical cartel’ as they accused …
J&J ‘worse’ than Purdue Pharma expert witness says
June 12, 2019Research and Development J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, phamra
The role Johnson & Johnson played in the opioid crisis was ‘in some ways worse’ than that of Purdue Pharma, …
Oklahoma prosecutors say J&J used ‘brainwashing campaign’ to boost opioid sales
May 30, 2019Research and Development J&J, JJ, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, public health
Oklahoma state prosecutors have accused Johnson & Johnson of engaging in a “cynical, deceitful, multibillion-dollar brainwashing campaign” to boost sales …
UK GPs are underequipped to handle growing chronic opioid use, report warns
May 13, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, UK, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has argued that general practitioners (GPs) in the UK are lacking …
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 …
Former pharma wholesaler execs face criminal charges over opioid crisis
April 24, 2019Research and Development Litigation, RDC, Rochester Drug Cooperative, opioid crisis, opioids
Laurence Doud III, the former CEO of New York-based Rochester Drug Co-operative (RDC) – one of the largest drug distributors …
Opioid crisis cost US government nearly $38 billion in lost taxes
April 11, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development US, government, opioid crisis, opioids, public health, tax revenue
The opioid epidemic may have cost US state and federal governments as much as $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue, …
Indivior shares fall by 70% after allegations of fraud
April 10, 2019Research and Development Virginia, indivior, opioid crisis, opioids, suboxone
Shares in London-listed Indivior plummeted this morning after US Federal prosecutors said the British drugmaker had deceived doctors as to …
Sacklers file motion to throw lawsuit out of court
April 5, 2019Medical Communications Massachusetts, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, opioid crisis, opioids, sackler
Members of the Sackler family have asked a judge to throw a lawsuit – filed by Massachusetts attorney general Maura …
Purdue Pharma settle Oklahoma lawsuit for $270 million
March 26, 2019Research and Development Oklahoma, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, opioid crisis, oxycodone
OxyContin drugmaker Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay nearly $270 million to the state of Oklahoma, in order to settle …
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