In a trial in Oklahoma, records showed the firm was consulted about sales at a time when abuse of pain medicine was widespread. Cases in two other states also shed light on its role. Source: NYT > Business – Walt Bogdanich
First Opioid Trial Takes Aim at J & J
Having settled with Purdue Pharma and Teva, Oklahoma will now try to blame Johnson & Johnson for its opioid disaster. Nearly 1,900 lawsuits remain nationwide. Source: NYT > Business – Jan Hoffman
Generic Drugmakers Conspired to Inflate Prices Up to 1,000%, State Prosecutors Say
Over golf outings and at dinners, more than a dozen competitors agreed to keep prices for H.I.V., asthma and cancer drugs artificially high, 44 states allege in a new lawsuit. Source: NYT > Business – HEATHER MURPHY
New Generic Blood Pressure Drug Is Approved to Relieve Shortages
The F.D.A. made the product review a priority, citing shortages that occurred in the wake of several recalls of drugs that were found to contain potentially cancer-causing chemicals. Source: NYT > Business – DENISE GRADY