Originally published by Robert Kraft.
Chicago Tribune. “An Arizona drug company is preparing to spend as much as $4.5 million to potentially settle a lawsuit brought against it by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan alleging the company pushed doctors to prescribe its opioid painkiller beyond its intended use. The potential settlement comes as states and municipalities increasingly are suing opioid drugmakers for allegedly helping to propel the nation’s opioid epidemic. Nearly 1,400 Illinois residents died of overdoses from all types of opioids in 2015, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.”
DEA suggests reducing production of some opioids. Reuters reports the Drug Enforcement Administration proposed on Friday a 20 percent manufacturing reduction next year of certain commonly prescribed opioids and other controlled substances. The proposal comes amid attempts by regulators and lawmakers to limit opioid supplies. It also follows the Food and Drug Administration’s request that Endo International Plc withdraw its opioid painkiller from the market.
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
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