#opioid

5:55pm, 31st July, 2019

Oklahoma makes final bid to hold J&J responsible for opioid epidemic

Oklahoma's attorney general on Wednesday made his final bid to force Johnson & Johnson to pay $17 billion for its part in fueling the opioid epidemic, saying the drugmaker's "egregious" marketing caused an oversupply of addictive drugs and...

Following opioid suits, family behind deadly OxyContin squabbles

10:50am, 10th May, 2019

US

Following opioid suits, family behind deadly OxyContin squabbles

A united front among members of the billionaire Sackler family behind painkiller OxyContin is showing signs of strain from litigation over who bears responsibility for the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.

Founder, execs of drug company guilty in conspiracy that fed opioid crisis

5:13pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Founder, execs of drug company guilty in conspiracy that fed opioid crisis

The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc on Thursday became the highest-ranking drugmaker executive convicted in a case tied to the U.S. opioid crisis, when he and four colleagues were found guilty of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller...

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

3:05pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

The founder of drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc and four colleagues were found guilty on Thursday of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller, helping to drive the U.S. opioid drug abuse crisis.

Verdict reached in bribery trial of U.S. drug execs linked to opioid crisis

1:39pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Verdict reached in bribery trial of U.S. drug execs linked to opioid crisis

Jurors on Thursday said they had reached a verdict in the trial of the founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc and four colleagues accused of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller, helping to drive the U.S. opioid drug abuse crisis.

Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight

2:27pm, 24th April, 2019

Politics

Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight

U.S. President Donald Trump touted progress in the fight against opioid abuse on Wednesday and promised to hold drugmakers accountable for their part in the crisis, a day after his administration brought its first related criminal charges against a m...

After drug distributor charged, Trump sets speech on opioid fight

6:19am, 24th April, 2019

US

After drug distributor charged, Trump sets speech on opioid fight

President Donald Trump is expected to tout his fight against opioid abuse in remarks in Atlanta on Wednesday, a day after his administration brought its first related criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives.

U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths

4:44pm, 18th April, 2019

US

U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths

U.S. health officials on Thursday said they will spend $350 million in four states to study ways to best deal with the nation's opioid crisis on the local level, with a goal of reducing opioid-related overdose deaths by 40 percent over three yea...

Dozens of doctors in Appalachia charged in opioid fraud bust

4:27pm, 17th April, 2019

US

Dozens of doctors in Appalachia charged in opioid fraud bust

Dozens of medical professionals in Appalachia, a region hard-hit by the U.S. opioid crisis, have been charged with writing hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions and committing health care fraud, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

U.S. indicts Indivior over Suboxone opioid treatment marketing

9:23pm, 9th April, 2019

US

U.S. indicts Indivior over Suboxone opioid treatment marketing

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Tuesday the indictment of Indivior Plc and a subsidiary on charges they engaged in an illegal scheme to boost prescriptions of the film version of its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.

Purdue's Sackler family fights 'inflammatory' Massachusetts opioid case

3:06pm, 2nd April, 2019

US

Purdue's Sackler family fights 'inflammatory' Massachusetts opioid case

Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have asked a judge to toss a lawsuit by Massachusetts' attorney general claiming they helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, arguing it contains "misleading and inflammatory al...

N.Y. accuses opioid maker Purdue of illegal fund transfers to Sacklers

11:34am, 28th March, 2019

US

N.Y. accuses opioid maker Purdue of illegal fund transfers to Sacklers

Purdue Pharma LP fraudulently transferred funds to members of the wealthy Sackler family who control the OxyContin maker despite knowing it faced major liabilities that had made it already insolvent, New York's attorney general alleged on Thursd...

Purdue Pharma agrees to $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case

4:43pm, 26th March, 2019

US

Purdue Pharma agrees to $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by the state of Oklahoma accusing the drugmaker of fueling an opioid abuse epidemic.

OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to settle Oklahoma opioid case, source says

8:07am, 26th March, 2019

US

OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to settle Oklahoma opioid case, source says

Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the maker of painkiller OxyContin of helping fuel an opioid abuse epidemic, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Oklahoma top court clears way for Purdue, J&J, Teva to face opioid trial

4:23pm, 25th March, 2019

US

Oklahoma top court clears way for Purdue, J&J, Teva to face opioid trial

Oklahoma's top court on Monday declined to delay a landmark trial set for May in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and two other drugmakers of helping fuel an opioid abuse and overdose epidemic in the state.

U.S. regulators snip red tape for medical devices to curb opioid crisis

4:43am, 9th November, 2018

US

U.S. regulators snip red tape for medical devices to curb opioid crisis

Laura Perryman expected her medical company, Stimwave Technologies Inc, would have to wait several years for its painkilling device to win U.S. approval as a treatment for chronic migraines.

Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme

1:44pm, 6th September, 2018

US

Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme

Maryland on Thursday charged Insys Therapeutics Inc with deceptively marketing a powerful opioid pain killer so that it was prescribed inappropriately beyond its intended use with cancer patients.

U.S. to narrow opioid bribe case against Insys founder, others

4:23pm, 24th July, 2018

US

U.S. to narrow opioid bribe case against Insys founder, others

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said they will narrow a case against several former Insys Therapeutics Inc executives accused of bribing doctors to prescribe a potent opioid after a federal judge questioned the scope of the indictment charging them.

U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

12:21pm, 28th June, 2018

US

U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare frauds that resulted in over $2 billion in losses and contributed to the nation's opioid epidemic in some ca...