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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
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Big Oil Sued In US Over Climate Damages
Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon helped families affected by the opioid crisis obtain settlements worth more than $2.7 billion against leading pharmaceutical companies.
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In Biggest Inter-State Drug Bust, Punjab Cops Seize Over 7 Lakh Tablets
Punjab Police late on Friday evening busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel and seized over 7 lakh capsules, tablets, injections and other opioids from an illegal storage godown in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.
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US Court Overturns Historic Opioid Ruling Against Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma State Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a historic decision to fine US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson $465 million for its role in the opioid crisis.
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Johnson & Johnson To Stop Selling Opioids In US Under $230 Million Settlement
Johnson & Johnson, one of the pharmaceutical giants accused of fueling the deadly opioid crisis in the United States, will stop making or selling the drugs in the US under a $230 million settlement with New York state.
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20 Arrested As Punjab Police Bust Major Interstate Drug Racket In 8-Week Op
In a major crackdown on trafficking of pharmaceutical opioids across the country, the Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a drug cartel, operating across 11 states, and arrested 20 people.
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Johnson & Johnson Verdict Sends Opioid Makers A Billion-Dollar Warning
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
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Johnson & Johnson Fined $527 Million For Fuelling Opioid Crisis: US Judge
A judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson responsible for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis, ordering the pharmaceutical company to pay $572 million to remedy the devastation wrought by the epidemic on the state and its residents.
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Indian-Origin Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In US Opioid Case
A 76-year-old Indian-origin head of a US pharmaceutical major has become the first top executive of a drugmaker to be convicted of bribing doctors in America to prescribe addictive painkillers, fuelling a national opioid crisis which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people over two decades.
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Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In Opioid Bribery Scheme
The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc became the highest-ranking pharmaceutical executive to be convicted in a case tied to the US opioid crisis, when he and four colleagues were found guilty of participating in a scheme to bribe doctors
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India-Born Billionaire Bribed Doctors With Cash, Strip Clubs, On Trial
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company chief executive tied to opioid overdoses begins this week, when Insys Therapeutics Inc.'s John Kapoor goes on trial. The fallout may jolt an industry facing steep penalties for its own role in the crisis.
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FDA Approves A Powerful New Opioid Amid Warnings Of Likely Abuse
This tiny pill just three millimeters in diameter is likely to worsen the nation's drug crisis, according to critics and the head of the FDA's advisory committee on painkillers.
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Indian American Drug Firm Founder Pleads Not Guilty To Opioid Bribe Scam
Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire John Kapoor, accused of bribing doctors in the US to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients, has pleaded not guilty and asked the court to remove his GPS monitoring bracelet.
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Indian-American Billionaire Charged With Leading Opioid Fraud Scheme In US
A 74-year-old Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire was today charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy in the US by bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients and committing fraud on insurance firms for profit.
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Amritsar-Born US Billionaire Arrested On Racketeering Charges
An Indian-American billionaire founder of a pharmaceutical company was arrested today in the US for allegedly leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe a powerful opioid to patients who don't need it.
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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
-
Big Oil Sued In US Over Climate Damages
Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon helped families affected by the opioid crisis obtain settlements worth more than $2.7 billion against leading pharmaceutical companies.
-
In Biggest Inter-State Drug Bust, Punjab Cops Seize Over 7 Lakh Tablets
Punjab Police late on Friday evening busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel and seized over 7 lakh capsules, tablets, injections and other opioids from an illegal storage godown in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.
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US Court Overturns Historic Opioid Ruling Against Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma State Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a historic decision to fine US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson $465 million for its role in the opioid crisis.
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Johnson & Johnson To Stop Selling Opioids In US Under $230 Million Settlement
Johnson & Johnson, one of the pharmaceutical giants accused of fueling the deadly opioid crisis in the United States, will stop making or selling the drugs in the US under a $230 million settlement with New York state.
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20 Arrested As Punjab Police Bust Major Interstate Drug Racket In 8-Week Op
In a major crackdown on trafficking of pharmaceutical opioids across the country, the Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a drug cartel, operating across 11 states, and arrested 20 people.
-
Johnson & Johnson Verdict Sends Opioid Makers A Billion-Dollar Warning
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
-
Johnson & Johnson Fined $527 Million For Fuelling Opioid Crisis: US Judge
A judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson responsible for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis, ordering the pharmaceutical company to pay $572 million to remedy the devastation wrought by the epidemic on the state and its residents.
-
Indian-Origin Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In US Opioid Case
A 76-year-old Indian-origin head of a US pharmaceutical major has become the first top executive of a drugmaker to be convicted of bribing doctors in America to prescribe addictive painkillers, fuelling a national opioid crisis which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people over two decades.
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Drug Firm Founder, Executives Convicted In Opioid Bribery Scheme
The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc became the highest-ranking pharmaceutical executive to be convicted in a case tied to the US opioid crisis, when he and four colleagues were found guilty of participating in a scheme to bribe doctors
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India-Born Billionaire Bribed Doctors With Cash, Strip Clubs, On Trial
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company chief executive tied to opioid overdoses begins this week, when Insys Therapeutics Inc.'s John Kapoor goes on trial. The fallout may jolt an industry facing steep penalties for its own role in the crisis.
-
FDA Approves A Powerful New Opioid Amid Warnings Of Likely Abuse
This tiny pill just three millimeters in diameter is likely to worsen the nation's drug crisis, according to critics and the head of the FDA's advisory committee on painkillers.
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Indian American Drug Firm Founder Pleads Not Guilty To Opioid Bribe Scam
Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire John Kapoor, accused of bribing doctors in the US to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients, has pleaded not guilty and asked the court to remove his GPS monitoring bracelet.
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Indian-American Billionaire Charged With Leading Opioid Fraud Scheme In US
A 74-year-old Indian-American pharmaceutical billionaire was today charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy in the US by bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients and committing fraud on insurance firms for profit.
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Amritsar-Born US Billionaire Arrested On Racketeering Charges
An Indian-American billionaire founder of a pharmaceutical company was arrested today in the US for allegedly leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe a powerful opioid to patients who don't need it.
