For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start
Some relatives of those who died in the opioid crisis will receive payments from a settlement with the maker of OxyContin that aren't even enough to reimburse for the cost of a funeral (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma and U.S. States Reach $6 Billion Opioid Settlement
Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits facing the maker of OxyContin.
The deal follows an earlier settlement that had been appealed by eight states and the District of Columbia. They agreed to sign on after the Sacklers kicked in more cash and accepted other terms. In exchange, the family would be protected from civil lawsuits.
In all, the plan could be worth more than $10 billion over time. It calls for members of...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER / AP Tags: Uncategorized Addiction healthscienceclimate News Desk wire Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma deal has families deflated, angry but hopeful
For those who lost loved ones in the opioid crisis, making sure the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid a price was never just about money (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Purdue ’s Sacklers, States Reach Opioid Deal Valued at Up to $6 Billion
Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma and grew wealthy from sales of OxyContin agreed to give back $6 billion to settle lawsuits accusing them of helping fuel the opioid epidemic. #sacklers #purduepharma #purdue #sackler #oxycontin #statesreachopioiddeal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sacklers to pay $6 bln to settle Purdue opioid lawsuits
The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP reached a deal with a group of attorneys general to pay up to $6 billion in cash to resolve widespread litigation alleging that they fueled the U.S.... #oxycontin #sackler #purdue #familyowners #sacklers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement - The Associated Press
Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6... #familymembers #theassociatedpress #purduepharma #sackler #oxycontin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Purdue and US states agree new $6bn settlement for opioid litigation
Members of Sackler family who owned OxyContin maker will increase financial contribution but still receive a legal shield (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - March 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement of opioid lawsuits (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Sacklers and Purdue Reach Settlement as Opioids Crisis Continues
The agreement brought holdout states on board, and would settle thousands of lawsuits over the company ’s and family’s roles in the opioid epidemic. The Sacklers agreed to pay an extra billion dollars. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: Bankruptcies Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Compensation for Damages (Law) Office of the United States Trustee Purdue Pharma Sackler Family your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Repeated blast mild traumatic brain injury and oxycodone self-administration produce interactive effects on neuroimaging outcomes - Muelbl MJ, Glaeser BL, Shah AS, Chiariello RA, Nawarawong NN, Stemper BD, Budde MD, Olsen CM.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and drug addiction are common comorbidities, but it is unknown if the neurological sequelae of TBI contribute to this relationship. We have previously reported elevated oxycodone seeking after drug self-administration in rats t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Judge gives more time for Purdue Pharma settlement talks
A judge said he is extending legal protections for members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma by another three weeks to buy time to work out a new settlement to thousands of lawsuits over the opioid crisis (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson and Distributors Finalize Landmark $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
(Camden, N.J.) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S.
Taken together, the settlements are the largest to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country. They’re expected to provide a significant boost to efforts aimed at reversing the crisis in places that have been devastated by it, including many parts of rural America.
Johnson & Johnson, Amer...
Source: TIME: Health - February 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Geoff Mulvihill / AP Tags: Uncategorized Addiction Drugs healthscienceclimate News Desk wire Source Type: news
Pharmacist Indicted for Tampering with a Controlled Substance
FDA OCI, Benjamin Dandurand, Shawnee Mission KS, pharmacist, tampering, controlled substance, Tramadol, Zolpidem, oxycodone hydrochloride, indictment, consumer protection, opioids, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 25, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
No new settlement yet of opioid claims against Purdue Pharma
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and a group of states have not been able to hammer out a new settlement so far as another mediation deadline has passed (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlement
With a settlement possibly near, a judge is giving the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 16 more days of protection from lawsuits over the toll of opioids (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
