Medications
Some states say they'll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in court
Courtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers.
Sep 12, 2019
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NY homes for elderly under scrutiny after Sandy
(AP)—A nursing home and an assisted living facility in New York are under scrutiny after The Associated Press disclosed that hundreds of elderly and disabled people forced to evacuate by Superstorm Sandy were still sleeping ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Health
California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected from prosecution under a new bill announced Friday in the state Legislature.
Mar 17, 2023
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Medications
New York state opens antitrust probe of Mylan's EpiPen
New York state has launched an antitrust probe into Mylan's sale of the EpiPen anti-allergy injector to local school systems, New York's attorney general announced Tuesday.
Sep 6, 2016
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US could allow state-approved marijuana commerce in return for help from states
(Medical Xpress)—Federal law gives the Justice Department better options in dealing with marijuana legalization in Colorado and the state of Washington than a complete crackdown, simple acquiescence or a policy of muddling ...
Aug 23, 2013
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Medications
States seek to expand lawsuit against generic drug-makers
Connecticut's attorney general and 45 of his colleagues are seeking to expand a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drug-makers to include more manufacturers and medications, as well as senior executives at two companies.
Oct 31, 2017
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Health
Colorado moves to crack down on black-market pot ads online
Weed on Craigslist? It is widely for sale in Colorado, but legislation moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on those who sell marijuana illegally using online ads.
Jan 23, 2017
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Medications
Report: DEA records show West Virginia flooded with drugs
Drug wholesalers shipped 780 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia in just six years, a period when 1,728 people fatally overdosed on these two painkillers, according to an investigation by the Charlotte ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Medications
Washington state, Seattle are latest to sue opioid makers
Washington state and the city of Seattle on Thursday joined more than two dozen other government entities across the country suing to hold opioid makers accountable for an addiction crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
Sep 28, 2017
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Health
Utah's anesthesia abortion law unenforced
Last year, Utah enacted a first-in-the-nation law requiring that fetuses receive anesthesia or painkillers before elective abortions starting at 20 weeks gestation. Nine months later, the only licensed clinic providing those ...
Feb 20, 2017
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