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Former Pfizer Talc Supplier Files Bankruptcy

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Barrett Minerals Inc. (BMI), a former talc supplier to the cosmetics industry, has entered bankruptcy proceedings.

The company, previously owned by Pfizer until its 1992 sale,…

FDA Displeased with Philips CPAP Tests

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Federal regulators have issued an update on a Philips CPAP recall issued in 2021, saying that they are “unsatisfied” with both the status of the…

Indivior Settles Last Suboxone Monopoly Case for $385M

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Indivior Inc., a pharmaceutical company, has announced a $385 million settlement in an antitrust lawsuit related to its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.

This settlement,…

AstraZeneca Settles Kidney Damage Lawsuits for Nexium

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AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $425 million in a settlement related to Nexium and Prilosec, two popular heartburn drugs, to resolve around 11,000 lawsuits alleging kidney injuries…

3M's Bankruptcy Attempt To Resolve Earplug Suits Rejected

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Aearo Technologies, a 3M subsidiary, was declared bankrupt by a U.S. judge, who also rejected an attempt to settle over 260,000 cases that claimed 3M…

NY & Bayer Reaches $6.9M Settlement Over Roundup Advertising

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The pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant Bayer has agreed to pay $6.9 million to resolve accusations brought by the attorney general of New York that its Monsanto division made false and misleading statements…

Summit County To Get $17B In Opioid Settlement

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Summit County stands to earn a piece of the $209 million that Utah will get as part of a recent nationwide opioid settlement with drugstore chains and…

Cheshire Medical Center To Pay $2M For Violating Drugs Act

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Cheshire Medical Centre (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to address claims that it violated the prohibited drugs Act (CSA) by failing to maintain correct records of prohibited drugs, including…

MA Pharmacy Agreed To Pay $10M In Opioid Settlement

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In a case where it was alleged that the pharmacy was selling risky medicine combinations, including opioids and disobeying prescriptions, an Andover-based…

Navajo County Adopts Ground Rules To Spend Opioid Settlement

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Pharmacies and drug firms have agreed to pay state and local governments billions of dollars in order to lower the alarming number of drug overdose deaths that have been brought on by the careless marketing of…