Ex-Purdue Pharma head defends OxyContin marketing in video
The video comes from a deposition that was part of a 2015 lawsuit against the company by the state of Kentucky
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Settlement negotiations cover 2,000 lawsuits against the OxyContin maker and others in the industry
Decision expected in landmark opioid trial against Big Pharma
Ruling in Oklahoma case will determine whether Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Janssen downplayed addiction risks while marketing opioid painkillers
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Data show "tsunami" of opioids across U.S. as death toll rose
Pharmaceutical firms shipped 76 billion oxycodone and other pills to drugstores as opioid epidemic was worsening
Opioid shipments ballooned as an addiction crisis grew, DEA data shows
Federal data shows drug companies distributed 8.4 billion opioid pills to pharmacies from 2006 to 2012, a 50% jump
DOJ pushes to close loophole for knock-off fentanyl
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is about 100 times stronger than morphine, and its analogues can be even more potent
Powerful opioid lollipop was illegally marketed, ex-pharma rep says
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Families impacted by the opioid crisis watching landmark trial
Oklahoma is suing Johnson & Johnson, and several of its subsidiaries
OxyContin maker denies "stunningly overbroad" claims from states
45 states and about 2,000 local and tribal governments now have recent legal action against Purdue Pharma
In deep-red West Virginia, Warren touts plan to fight opioid crisis
A dozen locals in full Trump garb stood watch in a nearby parking lot while about 150 people listened to the Massachusetts Democrat discuss her proposal
Questions raised about the safety of generic drugs made overseas
A man's body rejected his new heart. Then his doctor looked into his anti-rejection drugs.
China tests brain implants to treat opioid addiction
The deep brain stimulation treatment involves a surgeon drilling two small holes in the skull and feeding electrodes deep into the brain
Warren, Cummings unveil plan to "end the opioid crisis"
Democratic presidential candidate joins veteran Maryland congressman to re-introduce 10-year plan, to be paid for by tax on ultra-rich
Report finds more doctors stealing prescriptions
According to data firm Protenus, more than 47 million doses of legally prescribed opioids were stolen in 2018
Execs guilty of bribing doctors, marking first conviction in opioids fight
Prosecutors accused them of bribing doctors to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray – called Subsys
Fentanyl for sale online
Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and is now available on the internet and can be delivered through the mail
FDA approves 1st generic nasal spray to treat opioid overdose
It will be the first generic nasal spray version of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses
Dozens charged in major opioid bust across U.S.
53 medical professionals, including one accused of trading pills for sex, allegedly participated in the illegal prescription and distribution of opioids and other narcotics
Dozens arrested in massive opioid bust
Medical professionals including doctors, nurses and pharmacists were arrested in seven states after prescribing 32 million pills
Officials warn of new drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl
Three people have suffered documented fatal overdosed from a new form of the drug fentanyl know as carfentanil, officials in California say
Alabama school learns how to give life-saving drug to reverse overdoses
Previously, only certified nurses could administer it
Primary exporter China to ban all fentanyl-related drugs
President Xi Jinping appears to be following through on a promise he made to Donald Trump in the battle to curb the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic
Purdue Pharma settles lawsuit with Oklahoma
OxyContin maker charged with fueling the nation's opioid epidemic has settled the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits
Opioid crisis pressure prompts Sackler Trust to halt U.K. donations
The major U.K.-based charitable trust is funded by the same family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, which is facing multiple U.S. lawsuits
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