Families say OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must be held accountable for its role in opioid epidemic Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Aug 2019 3:30 AM GMTThe parents and their supporters rallied outside a Boston courthouse Friday as a judge heard arguments in Massachusetts' lawsuit against Purdue...
Protest planned outside court during Purdue Pharma hearing Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Aug 2019 3:30 AM GMTPurdue Pharma will argue in Suffolk Superior Court that Democratic state Attorney General Maura Healey's lawsuit distorts facts, makes oversimplified...
Oklahoma judge denies motion to end case against drugmaker JnJ Medical Dialogues Bureau9 July 2019 3:30 AM GMTDistrict Judge Thad Balkman denied Johnson & Johnson lawyers' motion asking him to end the case mid-trial and rule in favour of the New Brunswick,...
Teva Pharma to settle $85 million opioid claims of Oklahoma Medical Dialogues Bureau27 May 2019 3:30 AM GMTOklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has alleged that JnJ and Teva Pharma, along with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, carried out deceptive marking...
Following opioid suits, family behind deadly OxyContin squabbles Medical Dialogues Bureau11 May 2019 3:30 AM GMTNEW YORK: A united front among members of the billionaire Sackler family behind painkiller OxyContin is showing signs of strain from litigation over...
Trump to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done' Medical Dialogues Bureau28 April 2019 3:30 AM GMTWhile prescription opioids initially accounted for most deaths, the epidemic is now driven by illicit heroin and fentanyl.ATLANTA: President Donald...
Rochester Drug Cooperative fined $20 million in criminal case against drug distributor over opioids Medical Dialogues Bureau24 April 2019 3:30 AM GMTThe company where the executives worked, Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC), is one of the country's largest distributors of prescription opioids. It...
USFDA nod to Teva generic nasal spray-Narcan to treat opioid overdose Medical Dialogues Bureau21 April 2019 3:57 AM GMTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted final approval of the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, commonly known as Narcan, a...
US to wrap criminal trial of Insys Therapeutics' executives tied to opioid crisis Medical Dialogues Bureau6 April 2019 3:29 AM GMTBOSTON: Prosecutors on Thursday will present their closing arguments in the trial of the wealthy founder of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics...
USFDA takes action to combat illegal online sale of opioids including Tramadol Medical Dialogues Bureau5 April 2019 3:45 AM GMTU.S: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(USFDA) recently announced the issuance of two warning letters to operators of websites that illegally...
Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading Medical Dialogues Bureau4 April 2019 3:34 AM GMTBOSTON: Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family's role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their...
New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin Garima30 March 2019 3:30 AM GMTNEW YORK: New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments...
