Medications
Merck will pay $950M to settle Vioxx investigation
(AP) -- The Department of Justice said Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx.
Nov 22, 2011
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News tagged with settlement agreement
Medications
$26 billion opioid settlement ready for next step: US drug firms
Four pharmaceutical companies have said they received enough support from US states to move to the next stage of a $26 billion settlement over thousands of legal claims related to the opioid epidemic.
Sep 5, 2021
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Medications
California court sides with consumers in generic drug fight
In a win for consumers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that settlement agreements between pharmaceutical companies that keep cheaper, generic drugs off the market may be illegal if they include excessive cash ...
May 7, 2015
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Medications
OxyContin maker reaches tentative opioid-crisis settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, but criticism by several state attorneys ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
As demand for mental health services overwhelms WA jails, judge revisits settlement
Wait times for people in Washington jails to get into state psychiatric facilities continue to "skyrocket" five years after a settlement promised to prevent that from happening, a court monitor told a federal judge in Seattle ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Medications
Purdue Pharma settlement would see Sacklers out: reports
The wealthy Sackler family would give up control of Purdue Pharma as part of a court settlement being negotiated with the drugmaker accused of fueling the opioid crisis, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Aug 28, 2019
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Medications
OxyContin maker Purdue files for bankruptcy in bid to settle opioid cases
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy in a settlement aimed at preventing further legal action over painkiller OxyContin, blamed for plunging millions into addiction and fueling the US opioid crisis.
Sep 16, 2019
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Medications
New opioid library unveiled to help address epidemic
A new curated library, activated today, provides a centralized toolkit for policymakers, patients and health care professionals working to address the nation's opioid epidemic.
Nov 20, 2019
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Health
Juul to pay $462 mn in latest US youth vaping settlement
Juul agreed to pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia to settle charges that it violated numerous laws in marketing tobacco products to youth, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2023
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$100 million NuvaRing settlement finalized
A $100 million settlement involving NuvaRing, a birth-control device linked to sometimes-fatal side effects, will stand now that enough claimants have chosen to opt into the agreement.
Jun 5, 2014
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