By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/30Fr9MV
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Sacklers Would Give Up Ownership of Purdue Pharma Under Settlement Proposal
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/30Fr9MV
Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion On Opioid Claims
Purdue Pharma, the drug giant many have blamed for the ongoing U.S. opioid abuse crisis, has offered $10 billion to $12 billion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits lodged against it, NBC News is reporting.
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Philip Morris and Altria Are in Talks to Merge
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2UaEk5T
Johnson & Johnson’s Brand Falters Over Its Role in the Opioid Crisis
By KATIE THOMAS and TIFFANY HSU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2L2F8qR
'Synthetic Pot' Lands People in the ER
Using "synthetic pot" is rolling the dice with your health, experts warn, pointing to a healthy 26-year-old woman who ended up in the ER after smoking a batch laced with rat poison.
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