Legal Weed Didn’t Deliver on Its Promises
Neither regulators nor police have attacked illegal production, promotion, and sale with sufficient vigor, perhaps because ...
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A long-awaited alternative to opioids is on the FDA doorstep. Can Vertex seal the deal?
chief commercial officer for Protega Pharmaceuticals, which recently won approval for an abuse-deterrent opioid. The opportunity for drugmakers to develop better pain management alternatives is ...
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Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis
The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis ...
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Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion
The Sacklers will no longer have liability protection from future lawsuits. The company and the once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial ...
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FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.