Less than a year after Sandoz, the generics arm of Novartis, vowed to fight allegations of being involved in a scheme to manipulate the price of generic drugs along with other drugmakers, the company changed course and agreed to pay a $195 million penalty to the U.S. government.
Five U.S. states sue Purdue Pharma over marketing, selling of opioids
AmerisourceBergen, Business, Cardinal Health, Drug Distributors, Epidemics, Heroin, Heroin, Illegall Marketing & Selling, Iowa, Kansas, Lawsuits, Lawsuits, Maryland, McKesson, Opioids, Opioids, Painkillers, West Virginia, WisconsinFive U.S. states filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, including OxyContin.