Will Workers’ Comp Benefit from ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Drug Pricing? May 27, 2025 By Brian Allen Earlier this month, President Trump teased a “big announcement” was coming, touting it as “one of the most important …...
Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement April 22, 2025 By Brendan Pierson and Ismail Shakil Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors’ allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions...
Viatris to Pay $335 Million to Resolve Opioid-Related Claims April 7, 2025 By Christy Santhosh Viatris said on Monday it would pay up to $335 million over nine years as part of a nationwide settlement...
A True Alternative to Opioids for Workers’ Comp? Questions Remain March 10, 2025 By Nikki Wilson Recent FDA approval of suzetrigine, representing the first new class of pain medication in more than 20 years, is generating...
Purdue, Sackler Family Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Accord January 24, 2025 By Erik Larson Bankrupt Purdue Pharma LP and members of the billionaire Sackler family agreed to pay $7.4 billion to a group of...
Walgreens Ignored Red Flags in Dispensing Opioids, US Says January 22, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg The Department of Justice sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for allegedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances at pharmacies across...
Purdue’s Sacklers Offer to Increase Contribution in New Opioid Settlement, WSJ Reports January 13, 2025 By Rhea Rose Abraham The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid...
Kroger to Pay $110M to Resolve Kentucky Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic January 10, 2025 By Nate Raymond Kroger has agreed to pay $110 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Kentucky alleging the supermarket chain’s...
CVS Accused of Illegal Opioid Dispensing in Whistleblower Suit December 19, 2024 By John Tozzi CVS Health Corp. pharmacies illegally dispensed controlled substances including opioids, fueling an overdose crisis as short-staffed stores ignored red flags,...
Consulting Firm McKinsey to Pay $650M to Resolve Criminal Opioid Probe December 13, 2024 By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the consulting...