Tag Archives: opioid epidemic
November 16th, 2018
A lawsuit filed against Teva Pharmaceuticals alleges that the company illegally promoted its fentanyl products Actiq and Fentora in Kentucky, …
Tags: Actiq, fentanyl, fentanyl lollipop, fentanyl tablet, Fentora, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkillers, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Posted in Fentanyl, HO&P Legal Blog |
November 7th, 2018
Purdue Pharma new about the risk of addiction associated with the opioid painkiller OxyContin years before disclosing these dangers to …
Tags: opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, oxycodone, OxyContin, painkillers, Purdue Pharma
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
July 10th, 2018
The Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has announced that it will consolidate 16 opioid lawsuits filed by county governments …
Tags: AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson, MDL, Multidistrict Litigation, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkillers, Purdue Pharma, Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Multidistrict Litigation, Opioid Painkillers |
June 25th, 2018
Attorneys representing babies whose mothers used prescription painkillers during pregnancy have asked the judge overseeing the nationwide opioids multidistrict litigation …
Tags: MDL, Multidistrict Litigation, neonatal abstinence syndrome, opioid babies, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, opioids MDL, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
April 20th, 2018
Two new studies have found that rates of opioid painkiller usage declined in states that legalized medical marijuana. The studies’ …
Tags: medical marijuana, opioid, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
December 15th, 2017
Dozens of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers by state and local governments have been consolidated in a federal multidistrict litigation. …
Tags: MDL, Multidistrict Litigation, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Multidistrict Litigation, Opioid Painkillers |
July 18th, 2017
A new study reveals that marketing campaigns by drug companies designed to get doctors in New Jersey to prescribe the …
Tags: fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkillers
Posted in Fentanyl, HO&P Legal Blog |
May 30th, 2017
Opioid overdose deaths in some states have risen by nearly 200% over the last five years, according to new data …
Tags: fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, oxycodone, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
March 6th, 2017
The risk for patients of long-term opioid use may come down to the prescribing habits of their hospital emergency room …
Tags: opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |