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J&J to pay up to $5bn in US opioid settlement
Johnson & Johnson has signed a nationwide opioid settlement agreement and will pay billions to settle opioid-related claims and litigation in the US.
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Safety warnings for opioid medicines in UK to be added to labels
Warnings about addiction will be added to the patient information leaflets of opioids, the MHRA has announced.
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Nanoparticle delivery offers a possible alternative to opioid pain relief
An international team of researchers has used nanoparticles to deliver a drug – one that previously failed in clinical trials for pain – into specific compartments of nerve cells, dramatically increasing its ability to treat pain in mice and rats. Nikki Withers spoke to Nigel Bunnett to hear more about…
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Purdue to pay states’ legal fees and urged to help opioid victims
Purdue Pharma is to reimburse the legal fees for states that backed its proposed $10 billion settlement of opioid lawsuits, but with a condition meant to help victims of the addiction crisis.
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Nanoparticle drug delivery provides pain relief and opioid alternative
Researchers have used nanoparticles to infuse a non-opioid drug into nerves to provide enhanced pain relief.
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Teva to supply treatment in settlement agreement on Track 1 opioid case
Teva has agreed to supply opioid medication and make a cash payment in a settlement agreement that removes it from the Track 1 opioid litigation.
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Drugmakers may use Purdue’s bankruptcy to settle opioid suits
Drugmakers that face litigation over the opioid crisis are looking at ways to settle the cases by using Purdue's bankruptcy, it has been reported.
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J&J ordered to pay $572m to Oklahoma over opioid crisis
The pharmaceutical company is planning to appeal the decision to pay the state for damages relating to the US opioid crisis.
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$85 million settlement agreed for opioid case in Oklahoma
Teva has agreed to pay Oklahoma, resolving allegations that illegal marketing of its medication contributed to the state’s opioid epidemic.
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Pharmaceutical company and its former executives charged for drug trafficking
The US government has filed criminal charges against Rochester Drug Co-Operative (RDC), one of the largest pharmaceutical distribution companies in the US, and its former CEO Laurence Doud III and former Chief of Compliance Officer, William Pietruszewski.
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Increases in patients combining drugs could be dangerous
Combining benzodiazepines, opioids and Z-drugs could prove to cause serious adverse outcomes including breathing problems and fatalities...
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Examining the course of back pain over time
Researchers have investigated back pain, and the disability, opioid and other medication use associated with it, to identify its course over time...
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Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia
A study has found that opioids, including morphine, codeine and fentanyl increase the likelihood of patients being affected by pneumonia...
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FDA encourages appropriate prescribing of opioids
The FDA has updated its Opioid Analgesic REMS to ensure caregivers and patients use opioids effectively...
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Opioid analgesics reduce the use of antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s disease
Initiating an opioid analgesic reduced the use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines in persons with Alzheimer's disease...
