Rhode Island Reaches $107 Mln Opioid Settlements with Teva and Allergan
“Rhode Island’s attorney general on Monday announced settlements he valued at $107 million against the drug makers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA.TA) and AbbVie’s (ABBV.N) Allergan unit to resolve claims over their roles in fueling an opioid epidemic in the state. Attorney General Peter,” reports Jonathan Stempel in Reuters.
“The settlements include $28.5 million in cash, plus the delivery to Rhode Island of anti-overdose treatments, 1 million Naloxone sprays and 67,000 bottles of Suboxone pills over 10 years. While no amount of money will ever be enough to undo the harm suffered by Rhode Islanders throughout the ongoing opioid epidemic, these additional.”