Drugs

‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli banned for life from pharma industry
Martin Shkreli was also ordered to pay $64m in damages for monopolizing the market for a life-saving drug.
Published On 14 Jan 2022
WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge
Latest recommendations prompt new calls for patent waivers to allow more people access to treatments.
Published On 14 Jan 2022
Teva fueled opioid addiction in New York state, jury finds
The verdict is a major setback for the pharmaceutical company facing thousands of lawsuits across the United States.
Published On 30 Dec 2021
Lebanon seizes 9 million amphetamine pills headed for Gulf
Interior minister says plot to smuggle Captagon pills from Lebanon foiled, amid a diplomatic rift with Gulf countries.
Published On 29 Dec 2021

The maker of OxyContin had sought a settlement that barred the owning Sackler family from future litigation.

Sackler family members are alleged to have drained Purdue Pharma of cash over several years.

Ugur Sahin said that while Omicron may infect more vaccinated people, they’re unlikely to experience severe illness.

The state of Zacatecas has seen an uptick in violence this year as cartels jockey for control of drug smuggling routes.

The pharmacies failed to create legally mandated monitoring systems to detect illegitimate prescriptions, the jury said.

Ecuador is seeking to ease overcrowding in its prisons after gang-linked riots killed more than 300 people this year.

US CDC figures show most fatal overdoses – at least 64,000 – are due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.

Five UN experts join calls to stop hanging of convicted Malaysian drug offender Nagaenthran Dharmalingam.

California counties argued that drugmakers’ marketing downplayed opioids’ addictive risks but judge said ‘no evidence’.

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