opioid epidemic
US states seek $26.4 billion from major pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to settle opioid litigation
August 19, 2020Research and Development opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids
Multiple Attorney Generals from across the US are seeking billions of dollars in damages to settle opioid cases against major …
UK Government officially announces National Institute for Health Protection to replace Public Health England
August 19, 2020Research and Development opioid, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic
The UK Government has officially announced that Public Health England will be replaced by the National Institute for Health Protection. …
FDA approves first prescription mobile app for opioid use disorder, courtesy of Sandoz and Pear Therapeutics
December 11, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novartis, Pear Therapeutics, app, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, pharma, reSET-o
A digital therapeutic launched by Pear Therapeutics and Novartis’ generics and biosimilars division Sandoz has become the first FDA-approved app …
Opioid dependency therapy price hiked 600% since 2014, Senate investigators find
November 20, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Evzio, Kaleo, Senate, US, naloxone, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, pharma
Senate investigators have found that Virginia-based drugmaker Kaleo hiked the price of its opioid dependency therapy Evzio (naloxone) by as …
Surgeon General calls for cultural shift in approach to opioid crisis
September 21, 2018Medical Communications Trump, US, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, surgeon general
The Surgeon General of the United States has called for a cultural shift in the way in which Americans talk …
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’ …
Heron soars after its painkiller agent reduces pain and opioid use post-surgery at Phase 3
March 20, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development heron therapeutics, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkiller, pharma
Heron Therapeutics has been buoyed by the news that its painkiller agent HTX-011 met all of its primary and secondary …
Purdue pulls plug on opioid marketing
February 13, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Purdue Pharma, biotech, drugs, opioid, opioid epidemic, pharma, pharmaceutical
Purdue Pharma was fined $643.5 million in 2007 for its part in creating the opioid epidemic that has plagued the …
Independent panel advise FDA to apply different framework to opioid painkillers
July 14, 2017Medical Communications FDA, biotech, drugs, opioid, opioid epidemic, pharma, pharmaceutical
Over a year ago, the Obama administration asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to advise them on …
