San Francisco reaches $58m opioid settlement with Teva, Allergan:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AbbVie's Allergan unit on Tuesday reached a $58m settlement with the United States city of San Francisco just before completion of a trial over claims that they fuelled an opioid epidemic in the city.
Under the deal announced by City Attorney of San Francisco David Chiu, Israel-based Teva will pay $25m in cash and contribute a $20m supply of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. AbbVie will pay $13m.
"This will bring significant resources to help with education, prevention and treatment, and the addition of tens of millions of dollars worth of overdose reversal medication will save lives in the Bay Area," said Paul Geller, a lawyer who represented the city in negotiating the settlement.
Teva's settlement also resolves the city's claims against drug distributor Anda Inc, which is owned by Teva.
San Francisco will receive $54m, while $4m will go toward attorneys' fees.
[...] San Francisco's lawsuit, filed in 2018, initially included claims against drugmakers Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson and Endo International Plc, and the three largest US drug distributors – McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc and AmerisourceBergen Corp.
The city settled with those defendants ahead of trial. It signed onto a $26bn nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the drug distributors, and agreed to support Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy plan. Teva has been attempting to reach a nationwide settlement of its opioid liability.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Captival on Monday July 18 2022, @09:02PM (1 child)
Will there also be a $10m settlement with Charmin, due to the city being #1 in human shit on the sidewalks?
(Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 18 2022, @11:51PM
???????
Those are HUMANS?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Monday July 18 2022, @09:19PM (6 children)
Last time I checked Teva was an Indian company making cheap drug knock offs. Allergen made the contact lens solution that hurt my eyeballs the least.
I got my eyeballs lasered in 2020, after being given trifocals in 5th grade (1967). I wore contacts from, um 1988? I don't really remember but '88 was about the time I could afford 3rd party contacts cuz insurance? belly laugh.
I just passed a drug test. My dealer has some explaining to do.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Monday July 18 2022, @09:35PM
My bad, got my eyeballs lasered in April 2000. As of today, 7/18/2022, best as I can tell I'm still 20/20 out of the left eyeball, 20/25 (I can read without reading glasses) from the right.
I just passed a drug test. My dealer has some explaining to do.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday July 18 2022, @09:52PM
Last time I checked, Teva made footwear. Maybe the footwear company and the pharma company can get together and dose you via tiny foot injections every time you take a step. Then everybody would be encouraged to walk more.
(Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 18 2022, @11:46PM (2 children)
I'm curious. How's your night driving?
I considered Lasik for awhile, until I heard claims that it destroys night vision. The claim is, oncoming headlights are dazzling. True, or not true?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Snotnose on Tuesday July 19 2022, @01:49PM (1 child)
Lets put it this way: I don't drive at night.
I lost my night vision a few months after the Lasik. Not sure if it was age or the Lasik.
I just passed a drug test. My dealer has some explaining to do.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday July 19 2022, @03:05PM
The age probably doesn't help, but the Lasik is likely the reason why it's as bad as it is.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday July 19 2022, @01:02PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Barenflimski on Monday July 18 2022, @11:02PM
A very large number of the people on the streets of San Fran, and elsewhere doing hard drugs, were about 10 when all of this went on. But, maybe.
San Fran will blow $58 million just planning the study on where to spend the money.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 18 2022, @11:12PM (2 children)
And I wanted to comment on the male chromosonal death article, but am not allowed because my nick fell off. Sad, I haz one.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by janrinok on Tuesday July 19 2022, @05:37AM (1 child)
Let me know by private email (janrinok[NO@SPAM]soylentnews.org) and we can get it working again.
What do you mean it fell off? It is still in the database. Have you just forgotten your password?
If you can post on this story you can post on the male chromosomal death story too - or are you being a little coy about your identity?
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday July 19 2022, @01:12PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves