Tag: opioid crisis
Supreme Court grapples with Purdue Pharma’s settlement
Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.
McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for opioid makers...
The consulting giant was helping Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson fend off FDA regulations even as it helped shape FDA drug policy.
“Crime of the century”: How big pharma fueled the opioid crisis...
“I realized that the big problem here was that we had been seeing it as a crisis, like a natural disaster, like a flood or a hurricane, rather than as a series of crimes.”
“This ruling is huge”: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572...
In a landmark ruling, an Oklahoma judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for contributing to the state’s opioid...
Landmark victory: Johnson & Johnson forced to pay $572 million for...
"The opioid crisis is an imminent danger and menace to Oklahomans."
Judges are complicit in the opioid epidemic says new analysis
An analysis of U.S. court secrecy, conducted by Reuters, shows that by sealing evidence from the public, judges may have lengthened and deepened the epidemic.
This Texas county is suing Big Pharma for the opioid crisis
The county says that opioid use and addiction has cost it millions of dollars.
In landmark opioid trial, Oklahoma accuses Johnson & Johnson of being...
In opening statements Tuesday, lawyers made a sweeping case against the company, accusing it of driving demand for opioids while the drug ravaged Oklahoma.
‘The opioid crisis isn’t white:’ How the lethal epidemic affects communities...
"Especially in the last few years, if you look at the rates of increase of opioid overdose death rates, we find that especially black Americans have had a stark increase in the death rates compared to other groups – in fact, more than white Americans."
Are federal guidelines for prescribing opioids hurting patients with chronic pain?
This month, more than 300 doctors and medical researchers sent an open letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning patients have been harmed by a lack of clarity in guidelines for prescribing opioids.
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