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India bans production of two drugs ‘behind’ opioid crisis in West AfricaThe Drug Controller General of India has banned the production of tapentadol and carisoprodol after they were found to be illegally exporte...22 Feb, 2025, 11.39 PM IST- Supreme Court weighs landmark Purdue Pharma settlement impacting opioid crisisThe Supreme Court weighs a pivotal Purdue Pharma settlement shielding the Sackler family from opioid crisis lawsuits. The $6 billion agreem...04 Dec, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
- Pain Hustlers: Do Liza, Pete, and Jack end up in jail? Ending explained | SpoilersUnder the direction of David Yates and starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, "Pain Hustlers" delves deep into the rapid ascent, turbulent d...29 Oct, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
- CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to $13.8-B US opioid settlementCVS said Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exch...03 Nov, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
- US pharmacy chains to pay $10 bn to settle opioid casesUS pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens said Wednesday they had reached preliminary agreements to together pay more than $10 billion to...02 Nov, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
- Oprah Winfrey picks Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' as her next readOprah Winfrey’s Book Club has announced that "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver is their next pick. It is a coming-of-age novel.18 Oct, 2022, 10.43 PM IST
- What's next for Purdue Pharma after $6 billion opioid settlement?The deal replaces a previous $4.3 billion agreement, which was upended on appeal after nine attorneys general argued that the Sacklers shou...08 Mar, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
- US pharma groups advance $25 billion opioid settlementThe three distributors, McKessen, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health, each "independently determined" that enough states and litigating ...25 Feb, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
- Author Patrick Radden Keefe's book about billionaire Sackler clan wins $67K UK prize'Empire of Pain' traces the rise of the family's fortunes and its downfall in a web of lawsuits.17 Nov, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
- View: Drug abuse affects more people than Covid yet we bury the issueIf you believe that drug abuse can’t be compared to the Covid-19 pandemic, do browse through India’s first-ever large-scale, nationwide sur...07 Feb, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
- Purdue Pharma to plead guilty and pay $8.3 billion over opioidsThe settlement is likely to boost Purdue's effort to move past claims it helped spark a public-health crisis over opioids with its marketin...22 Oct, 2020, 12.22 AM IST
- Cognizant, HCL Tech may feel the pain of US opioid lawsuitsIT services firms face hurdles due to possible client bankruptcies or cut in spending to pay settlements.30 Aug, 2019, 11.22 AM IST
- J&J ordered to pay USD 572 million for opioid addiction crisisJ&J's shares rose about two percent to USD 130 in after-market trade following the decision.27 Aug, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
- Aurobindo eyes Mallinckrodt Opioids AgainThe US President has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency and drugmakers find themselves under scrutiny for allegedly contri...23 May, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
- Intas closing in on Mallinckrodt’s US generics businessThis comes as US President Donald Trump has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency in the US and drugmakers have found themsel...08 Nov, 2017, 03.48 PM IST
- Why opioid must worry India as much as USThese drugs work on the brain’s reward system, which gives the user “positive sensation” and euphoria.28 Oct, 2017, 11.50 AM IST
- Indian-American billionaire charged with leading pharmaceutical fraud scheme in USJohn Nath Kapoor, 74, was arrested by the FBI from his home in Arizona yesterday on charges including racketeering, conspiracy and fraud.27 Oct, 2017, 01.14 PM IST
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