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 |
July 28th, 2016
Pfizer has announced that it will issue a written code of conduct detailing the risk of addiction and long-term use …
Tags: Actavis, addiction, Chicago, Endo, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, opioids, overdose, OxyContin, painkillers, Pfizer, Purdue Pharma, tanezumab, Teva
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
August 24th, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the opioid painkiller OxyContin for children as young as 11 …
Tags: addiction, FDA, opioids, oxycodone, OxyContin, painkillers, prescription drug abuse, Purdue Pharma
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
August 13th, 2015
A lawsuit filed in 2007 more than seven years ago by the state of Kentucky against the manufacturer of the …
Tags: addiction, drug abuse, Kentucky, opioids, oxycodone, OxyContin, painkillers, Purdue Pharma
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |