Addiction
US sues Walmart over opioid crisis
The US Justice Department sued Walmart over its role in the opioid crisis on Tuesday, alleging the giant retailer wrongly filled prescriptions and worsened a public health disaster.
Dec 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US sues Chinese firm over half-million 'fake' N95 masks
The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country.
Jun 6, 2020
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Medications
Safe injection rooms save lives – yet the UK government continues to oppose them
Urgent action is needed to stem the UK's overdose crisis, according to a group of cross party MPs, who have called upon the government to properly tackle the issue. Drug-related deaths rose to record numbers in 2018 in England ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Medications
US fines Japanese pharma co $39 mn for doctor kickbacks
Daiichi Sankyo, the large Japanese pharmaceutical company, is being fined $39 million over kickbacks it paid doctors in the United States to prescribe its drugs, the US Justice Department said Friday.
Jan 9, 2015
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Sanofi probing alleged bribery in Africa, Middle East
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Monday that it initiated a probe into alleged bribery by company officials in the Middle East and Africa to healthcare workers.
Oct 7, 2014
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Medications
British drugs firm GSK settles US drug disputes for $3.0 bln
GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it had agreed to pay $3.0 billion (2.2 billion euros) to settle long-running disputes with the US government over how the British pharmaceuticals group marketed and developed drugs.
Nov 3, 2011
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Health
US Supreme Court to decide Nov 10 on health care case
The US Supreme Court will decide on November 10 whether or not to take up the case of President Barack Obama's historic health care law, court sources said Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2011
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Health
US won't ask for review of court's health care ruling
The Obama administration said Tuesday it would not ask a US appeals court to reconsider its finding that part of the landmark health reform bill is unconstitutional.
Sep 27, 2011
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