Date Published
Country
Source
Videos
close
-
Conn. Attorney General Calls Purdue Pharma Settlement ‘a Mirage’
A historic settlement was announced Wednesday among the Department of Justice, Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the drug giant’s role in the national opioid crisis. -
Massachusetts Attorney General on 'Outrageous' Purdue Pharma Settlement
Newly released court documents reveal that the family behind Purdue Pharmaceuticals, maker of highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, withdrew over $10 billion from the company as the opioid epidemic grew worse.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
What Newly Released Emails Reveal About OxyContin, Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
The U.S. opioid epidemic has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. A reckoning for the manufacturers, marketers and distributors of these drugs has now begun.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
What Does a $260 Million Settlement Suggest for Future Opioid Drug Cases?
With lawsuits still pending from thousands of communities, can a bigger national settlement be reached?Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
US Population Decimated by Opioid Overdoses
A US judge has just ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay the state of Oklahoma a $572 million fine for its role in the opioid crisis ravaging the United States.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Sackler Family Faces Continuing Legal Issues Over OxyContin
The Sackler family, once known for philanthropy, have been embroiled in lawsuits and settlements to keep details of their pharmaceutical company's activities out of public view.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Behind Purdue Pharma’s marketing of OxyContin
In June, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the prescription painkiller OxyContin, alleging that the family controlled-company misled patients about the dangers of the opioid drug.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Behind Purdue Pharma’s marketing of OxyContin
In June, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the prescription painkiller OxyContin, alleging that the family controlled-company misled patients about the dangers of the opioid drug.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Pharmaceutical Company Lawsuit Reveals Behind the Scene Manipulations of Opioid Sales
A leading pharmaceutical company at the center of national opioid litigation in a Cleveland federal court is being accused of behind the scene manipulation of opioid sales in a separate lawsuit filed in Massachusetts.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Pharmaceutical Company Lawsuit Reveals Behind the Scene Manipulations of Opioid Sales
A leading pharmaceutical company at the center of national opioid litigation in a Cleveland federal court is being accused of behind the scene manipulation of opioid sales in a separate lawsuit filed in Massachusetts.Comments
No comments yet. Create an account and log in to post a comment.
-
Balancing Drug Pricing With Value
The rising cost of prescription drugs is leading many recent headlines. However, a narrow focus on increased costs alone fails to capture how innovative therapies may offer patients considerable value relative to existing therapies.
Comments