Opioids
Millions Allocated to Combat Bronx Opioid Crisis
Bronx Borough President, alongside key local and state leaders, announced the allocation of $6 million to create a new facility aimed at combating the…
Baltimore to Sue Drug Distributors Over Opioid Crisis
Baltimore is set to go to trial in its $11 billion lawsuit against drug distributors McKesson and Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), accusing them of contributing to the…
Baltimore, Walgreens Reach Opioid Settlement Totaling $402.5m
The City of Baltimore has reached a settlement with Walgreens over its involvement in the opioid crisis, marking the…
Drug Distributors Reach $300M Opioid Settlement
The three largest U.S. drug distributors—McKesson Corp, Cencora Inc, and Cardinal Health Inc—have agreed to pay $300 million to settle claims by health insurers and benefit plans over their role in fueling the U.S.…
FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s New Overdose-Reversal Drug
Purdue Pharma has recently secured approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new auto-injector device designed to reverse opioid…
SC Rejects Sackler Family’s $6B Opioid Settlement
The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned a contentious settlement that would have allocated billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the…
Suboxone Dental Claims Info to Be Exchanged in MDL
The U.S. District Judge overseeing the Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits across the federal court system has initiated the process for parties to…
Synthetic Opioid 50X Stronger Than Fentanyl Found in Florida
Police in Palm Beach County have discovered N-Desethyl Isotonitazene (ISO), a synthetic opioid up to 50 times more potent than fentanyl.
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