OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday, with billions at stake
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Supreme Court to Review Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday, December 4, 2023 about the legality of a $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma. The settlement would give the owners of Purdue Pharma immunity from further lawsuits. The settlement is controversial and involves Purdue Pharma,…#ussupremecourt #purduepharma #oxycontin #supremecourt #harrington #wroblewski #narcan #justicedepartment #elizabethii #theresasackler (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The oxycontin-peddling Sackler family has tried to get immunity from civil lawsuits by filing for bankruptcy. That might be illegal
OxyContin pills. Toby Talbot/AP file The US Supreme Court will decide whether Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement will stand. The company, built by the billionaire Sackler family, declared bankruptcy in 2019 amid countless lawsuits. The decision could have wide-ranging effects on how companies…#oxycontin #tobytalbotap #ussupremecourt #purduepharma #sacklers #supremecourt #times #purdue (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Sackler ’s $6b settlement faces uncertain future
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a highly charged case to decide whether the Sackler family can be shielded from future opioid lawsuits. The outcome could lead to sweeping changes in corporate bankruptcy across the US. The settlement at the heart of the case: The Sacklers, who…#supremecourt #oxycontin #departmentofjustice #purdue #sacklers #boyscoutsofamerica #catholic #usagymnastics #morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Explainer: How will the Supreme Court reshape US opioid epidemic relief?
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments over the legality of a roughly $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful and highly addictive pain medication OxyContin that played a key role in the country's opioid epidemic. If the justices allow the…#ussupremecourt #purduepharma #oxycontin #stamford #connecticut #purdue #chapter11 #usjusticedepartment #sacklers #districtofcolumbia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Explainer-How will the Supreme Court reshape US opioid epidemic relief?
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments over the legality of a roughly $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful and highly addictive pain medication OxyContin that played a key role in the country's opioid epidemic. If the justices allow the…#ussupremecourt #purduepharma #oxycontin #stamford #connecticut #purdue #chapter11 #usjusticedepartment #sacklers #districtofcolumbia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SCOTUS will hear a case involving Purdue Pharma and how corporations escape bankruptcy
Audio will be available later today. The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case, this week, with huge implications for the justice system. It involves the opioid settlement and the wealthy family behind OxyContin, the…#audio #ussupremecourt #oxycontin #sacklers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fate of Billions for Opioid Victims From Sacklers Rests With Supreme Court
The court will decide whether Purdue ’s owners can gain permanent immunity from future opioid lawsuits in exchange for payments up to $6 billion. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Suits and Litigation (Civil) Drug Abuse and Traffic Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) Pain-Relieving Drugs Compensation for Damages (Law) Purdue Pharma Supreme Court (US) Sackler Family your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it's up to the Supreme Court
The legality of an agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids is going before the Supreme Court (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
OxyContin maker's settlement faces Supreme Court scrutiny
The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat the overdose epidemic that the painkiller triggered. But that does not mean all the victims are satisfied. In exchange for giving up ownership of drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma…#oxycontin #supremecourt #ellenisaacs #ryanwroblewski #florida #sacklers #mikequinn #lynnwencus #wrentham #massachusetts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America ’s opioid epidemic
For most of the 1980s, drug overdose deaths in the US remained fairly steady, at well under 10,000 per year, largely because illegal heroin markets remained relatively small and stable. Then, in the 1990s, deaths rose sharply. By 2000, nearly 20,000 people were dying from overdoses annually. In…#worldwars #oxycontin #fda #purdue #vicodin #mexican #stanford #drcurtiswright #merrickgarland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine metabolism and drug-drug interactions - Coates S, Lazarus P.
Awareness of drug interactions involving opioids is critical for patient treatment as they are common therapeutics used in numerous care settings, including both chronic and disease-related pain. Not only do opioids have narrow therapeutic indexes and are ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Cape Coral Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl and Bank Fraud
FDA OCI, Brandon Albanito, Cape Coral, FL, sentence, fentanyl, distribute, possession, counterfeit, Rx, drugs, possess equipment, manufacture, sildenafil, Viagra, precursor, tryptamine, hallucinogens, methamphetamine, money laundering, pill press, oxycodone, Xanax, clonazolam , (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 23, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Differences in severity of poison centers exposures involving XTAMPZA( ®) ER versus other opioid analgesics - Severtson SG, Haanschoten EE, Iwanicki J, Dart RC.
Aims: Xtampza( ®) ER (Collegium Pharmaceutical, MA, USA) is an abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) of oxycodone intended to deter tampering for use by unintended routes of administration. We assessed whether Xtampza ER exposures were less likely to result in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain Medication from at Least 50 New Mothers at Waterloo Hospital
FDA OCI, Christina Eileen Olson, Christina Eileen Hovey, Waterloo, Iowa, nurse, stole, pain, medication, adulteration, misbranding, false, statements, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and fentanyl, control, physical pain, birthing, process, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 16, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
