Tag: opioid
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid slowing sales, opioid litigation
A Rite Aid store stands in Brooklyn on August 28, 2023 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesRite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectio [...]
Kroger will pay up to $1.2 billion to settle most nationwide opioid claims
Kroger on Friday said it has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to U.S. states, local governments and Native American tribes to settle the majority of claims [...]
U.S. to Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jails and Prisons
The Biden administration this week accelerated efforts to fund opioid addiction treatment in jails and prisons, a core part of its drug policy agenda, [...]
How an Opioid Settlement Hinders Patients’ Access to ADHD Medication and Other Drugs
An agreement between attorneys general and major drug distributors increased scrutiny on medications for A.D.H.D., addiction, anxiety and pain.
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More Doctors Can Now Prescribe Buprenorphine to Opioid Users. Will It Help?
The federal government loosened regulations for buprenorphine, but health experts warn that entrenched problems around training and access could stall [...]
Justice Dept. Sues AmerisourceBergen Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Investigators said the pharmaceutical manufacturer, one of the nation’s largest, had knowingly distributed opioids that were later resold illegally.
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US Sanctions Several Individuals, Dozens of Bitcoin, Ether and Bitcoin Cash Addresses on Opioid Allegations
In a press release Wednesday, Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control announced it was adding Dutch citizens Alex Adrianus Martinus Peijnenburg and [...]
CVS Health reports Q3 earnings, opioid settlement
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCVS Health reported third quarter earnings Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street's expectations. Here's [...]
Biden administration awards $1.5 billion to fight opioid crisis
US President Joe Biden speaks about the DISCLOSE Act at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 20, 2022.Saul Loeb | AFP [...]
Teva Pharm may pay as much as $3.6 billion in U.S. opioid settlement
Israel-based Teva, the world’s largest generic drugmaker, this week reached a settlement worth $225 million with Texas, comprising $150 million in ca [...]
Senators Question Califf, the F.D.A. Nominee, on Opioid Crisis and Pandemic Response
A Senate panel hearing on Tuesday signaled that Dr. Robert Califf, who briefly led the agency during the Obama administration, had some bipartisan [...]
Congress Is Investigating McKinsey Over Its Role in the Opioid Crisis
In a new assault on the global consulting giant McKinsey & Company, Congress on Friday started an investigation into the firm’s role in the opi [...]
U.S. Seeks to Block Bankruptcy Plan That Would Free Sacklers From Opioid Claims
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department moved on Thursday to block a bankruptcy plan that grants broad legal immunity to the pharmaceutical company Pur [...]
The opioid epidemic isn’t unsolvable
Final week, we obtained some horrible information: In 2020, the variety of drug overdose deaths within the US reached their highest level ever r [...]
McKesson swings to internet loss on $Eight billion opioid cost, however adjusted revenue rises above forecasts
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Shares of McKesson Corp. rose 0.7% in premarket buying and selling Tue [...]