BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 11: April Mach, a pharmacist at Angell Animal Medical Center, empties a … [+] prescription bottle of opioid painkillers that she filled for a patient at the pharmacy...
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CVS Reports $3 Billion Loss To Cover Its Share Of Global Opioid Settlement
CVS Health Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2922 reported a quarterly loss of more than $3 billion to cover its … [+] share of a global opioid settlement in the works with various states, counties and local g...
CVS, Walgreens And Walmart Agree To $12 Billion Global Opioid Settlement
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart – the nation’s three largest retail U.S. pharmacies have agreed to pay … [+] $12 billion in a massive global settlement to resolve claims they contributed to the opioi...
Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids For Pain Relief, Study Suggests
Topline Medical cannabis could be a viable substitute for effective, but highly-addictive, opioids often used for pain relief, a new survey suggests, as researchers continue to explore the potential h...
Federal Judge Upholds Legal Definition Of “Public Nuisance,”, Dismisses $2.5B Opioid Suit
Judge David A. Faber, Senior District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, has dismissed the “public nuisance” lawsuit launched by the city of Huntington and Cabel County against Amerisou...
Disposing Of Unwanted Opioids Via The Mail Can Work—If Done Correctly
Coming up with a way to safely dispose of unneeded prescription medications is one important step we can take to reduce drug abuse. I have had loved ones pass away from cancer and I can attest firstha...
More Controversy In The Bellwether Opioid Trial
In late April, I discussed what I felt were serious problems with Judge Dan Aaron Polster’s handling of the mass tort trial pitting two Ohio counties against Walmart WMT , Walgreens WBA , and CVS. (li...
Opioids More Likely To Kill Than Car Crashes Or Suicide [Infographic]
The advent of Covid-19 has added another deadly disease to the National Safety Council’s list of the things that are most likely to kill Americans, but another detail on the newest release of th...
Drug Overdose Suicides Increasing Among Black Women, Young People And The Elderly
Topline Suicides by drug overdose are increasing among Black women, young people and the elderly, according to a new peer reviewed study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, despite an ove...