For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis

The charges against the wholesaler, Rochester Drug Cooperative, and two of its former executives marked a new tactic for prosecutors in tackling the epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Opioids and Opiates Frauds and Swindling Drug Abuse and Traffic Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Rochester Drug Cooperative Drug Enforcement Administration Manhattan (NYC) United States Source Type: news