Tag: opioid crisis
Kentucky AG sues CVS Health over state’s opioid problems
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky's attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health Corp., accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids...
R.I. getting $2.6M from McKinsey & Co. opioid settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $2.6 million from a multistate settlement from consulting firm McKinsey & Co. related to an investigation into the...
Bankruptcy judge OKs federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
Proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners cleared a major legal hurdle Tuesday when a bankruptcy judge...
CVS subpoenaed by U.S. over pharmacies’ role in opioid crisis
NEW YORK – CVS Health Corp. said it received a subpoena on behalf of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, asking the company for information...
URI health care programs to collaborate on opioid outreach campaign
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Personnel from the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing and Cooperative Extension will collaborate and visit rural...
Brown research could change approach to R.I. opioid crisis
Medication-assisted treatment is at the core of a new care model created by Brown University researchers looking to offer a restructured approach to opioid...
Loan repayment program a recruiting tool in opioid battle
A federal loan repayment program aimed at getting more health care providers to help people suffering from opioid dependency is crucial to fighting what...
Purdue’s Sacklers get closer to an opioid trial in Mass.
NEW YORK – Purdue Pharma LP’s billionaire owners, the Sackler family, are a step closer to a trial in Massachusetts over their role in...
Purdue, Sacklers seek to use bankruptcy as shield from suits
NEW YORK – The first big fight in Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case is taking shape as states and cities across the United States...
URI gets $1M for rural opioid crisis outreach
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million federal grant to fight the opioid crisis in rural Rhode Island...
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