Opioid crisis: US drug giants reach $26bn settlement
Four drug-makers and distributors have agreed to pay the sum to settle thousands of government lawsuits. …
McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen were accused of ignoring shipments of painkillers being diverted to illegal channels, while J&J allegedly downplayed the the risk of addiction in its marketing materials for opioids, which the firm stopped making in 2020. All companies have denied the allegations.
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