A U.S. district judge ruled Tuesday that claims against drug companies over the opioid epidemic can go to trial, even as Purdue Pharma moves toward offering a settlement to those impacted. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing about 2,000 opioid lawsuits by state and local governments against drug manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and other […]
Little-Known Makers of Generic Drugs Played Central Role in Opioid Crisis…
Douglas S. Boothe was the leader of a little-known generic-drug maker seven years ago when federal agents approached his company with an urgent plea: Slash production of an addictive pain medication that was fueling a national crisis. Boothe “wasn’t interested” and rejected the Drug Enforcement Administration’s request that Actavis voluntarily cut its supply of oxycodone […]
How Sackler Became the Most Toxic Name in Philanthropy…
Purdue Infiltrated WHO, Manipulated Opioid Policies to Boost Sales…
Infamous OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma used front organizations and sponsored research to deceive the World Health Organization and corrupt global public health policies with the goal of boosting international opioid sales and profits, according to a Congressional report(PDF) released Thursday, May 22. The investigation identified two WHO guidance documents that appear to parrot some of Purdue’s […]
China Bans All Types of Fentanyl …
China has banned all forms of the opioid fentanyl, following a promise President Xi Jinping made to President Donald Trump last year, The New York Times reports. Much of the world’s fentanyl is believed to be made in China, and the drug increasingly became a point of contention between the U.S. and China as fentanyl-related […]
New York AG Sues Purdue Pharma, J&J, McKesson in New Legal Battle Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors…
DEA-Led Crackdown on Prescription Opioid Diversion Targets Medical Professionals with Criminal Charges, License Revocations…
Newly Released Emails Shows Member of Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Agreed to Understate OxyContin’s Risks…
Former FDA Commissioner Says Agency Erred in Allowing Drug Companies to Promote Opioids for Long-Term Use…
Dr. David Kessler, the FDA commissioner in the 1990s at the time Purdue’s powerful, long-acting opioid OxyContin was first approved, says the FDA never should have allowed the drug and others like it to be broadly marketed for chronic pain patients. The agency erred in radically extending the market for opioids despite the lack of […]
OxyContin Manufacturing Sackler Family Sought to Profit Off Booming Anti-Addiction Market…
The Sackler family, who made tens of billions of dollars by getting Americans hooked on OxyContin, also looked to profit off treating the addicts they created according to newly unredacted portions of a recent lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General. From Pro Publica, “OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market”: Secret portions of […]