29 Connecticut municipalities have filed a federal lawsuit against three of the state’s largest opioid distributors. According to the complaint, “this case arises from the worst man-made epidemic in modern history.” District Court. Bridgeport District Court will meet on Wednesday. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp., and Rite Aid Corp. are named… Continue reading Dozens of Connecticut Towns Sue Pharmacies over Opioid Distribution
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FDA Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids, Documents Show
Newly unearthed documents show that the Food and Drug Administration failed to use its policing powers to make sure a program to curb improper prescribing of opioids was effective, researchers say. The lax oversight, they point out, occurred as the epidemic was growing and tens of thousands of people were dying from overdoses each year.… Continue reading FDA Failed to Ensure Safe Prescribing of Opioids, Documents Show
Opioid Executive John Kapoor Found Guilty In Landmark Bribery Case
A jury in Boston has found onetime billionaire and drug company executive John Kapoor and his four co-defendants guilty of a racketeering conspiracy. The verdict came Wednesday after 15 days of deliberation. The federal government accused Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, and his co-defendants of running a nationwide bribery scheme. Between 2012 and 2015,… Continue reading Opioid Executive John Kapoor Found Guilty In Landmark Bribery Case
Dozens of Medical Professionals Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids
Federal prosecutors have charged 60 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals with illegally prescribing more than 32 million powerful and addictive pain pills. The indictments announced Wednesday are part of the Justice Department’s broader effort to fight the nation’s opioid abuse crisis. They include a man in Tennessee who called himself the “Rock Doc”… Continue reading Dozens of Medical Professionals Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids