A crackdown by U.S. drug wholesalers in response to the opioid crisis is preventing some pharmacists from dispensing a combination of stimulants and sedatives routinely prescribed by psychiatrists to help patients manage conditions like anxiety and ADHD.
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West Virginia’s cities and counties reached a $400 million settlement on Monday with drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc., resolving the local governments’ allegations that the three companies fueled an opioid crisis in the state.
Major U.S. drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
Oklahoma has reached a $250 million settlement with AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp. to resolve allegations the drug distributors contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said on Monday.
