Medications
Ohio program seeks to reunite families of addicts
Emily McIntyre is eight-and-a-half months pregnant with her third child. Her other two were taken away by child services because of her drug use.
Oct 22, 2019
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Committee pitches concept to settle all opioid lawsuits
A committee guiding OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy has suggested other drugmakers, distributors and pharmacy chains use Purdue's bankruptcy proceedings to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits seeking to hold the drug ...
Oct 21, 2019
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J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle
Johnson & Johnson is recalling a single lot of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.
Oct 18, 2019
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Vaping group mounts legal challenge to temporary sales ban
A national industry group has asked a federal judge to immediately end Massachusetts' four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products.
Oct 2, 2019
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Generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt settles 2 opioid lawsuits
One of the largest makers of generic opioids has settled a lawsuit with two Ohio counties, removing the company from the first federal trial over the toll of the opioid crisis.
Sep 6, 2019
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Vaping companies sue to delay US e-cigarette review
A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market.
Aug 14, 2019
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Medications
Suit: Generic drug makers used code to fix price increases
A lawsuit says representatives of some of the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases.
Jun 24, 2019
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More states sue opioid maker alleging deceptive marketing
California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company's former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by downplaying the risk of addiction ...
Jun 4, 2019
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New Hampshire sues 3M, Dupont, other chemical companies
New Hampshire is suing eight companies including 3M and Dupont for damage it says has been caused statewide by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in everything from pizza boxes to fast-food wrappers.
May 29, 2019
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Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma
The first civil trial that could end up holding a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic began Tuesday in Oklahoma, in a landmark case that might impact thousands of others like it.
May 28, 2019
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