Opioids
Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster
Israel, now the largest per capita consumer of opioids, faces a rising crisis. Learn about the challenges, responses from health authorities, and the need for improved treatment and prevention.
Health Ministry’s amendment for control on potentially deadly opioid prescriptions endorsed
Israeli scientists claim the brain can stop the urge to take fentanyl
Over-prescribing opioids is unethical - opinion
Teva’s proposed settlement could cost drugmaker pennies on the dollar
Israel-based Teva is looking to reach a nationwide settlement over its role in selling opioid painkillers, together with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the three largest U.S. drug distributors.
Averting opioid trial, Teva, drug distributors reach last-gasp settlement
Under the agreement, Teva would donate Suboxone tablets up to the amount needed to meet the majority of the currently estimated US patient need over the next 10 years, valued at approximately $23b.
Opioid settlement talks fail with Teva, landmark trial expected Monday
After nearly 11 hours of negotiations, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro told reporters it was “profoundly disappointing” that local governments would not go along with a settlement.
Teva proposes $15 billion deal to settle opioid claims
The proposed settlement comes only days ahead of a landmark federal trial in Cleveland, Ohio, against the company and five drug distributors.
Sackler family reaped up to $13 billion from OxyContin maker
The wealthy Sacklers received the money from Purdue during an unspecified time frame, according to court documents and portions of a deposition filed in the drugmaker’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Iran spends government money on cigarettes, uses over 2 tons of drugs daily
The subsidized exchange rate was meant to be spent on importing essential medical supplies, according to the deputy health minister.
Oklahoma judge approves Teva's $85 million opioid settlement
The case is one of around 2,000 by state and local governments seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for an epidemic in the US.
Teva agreed to pay Oklahoma $85m to settle opioid claims
Claims against Teva focused on the branded opioid products Actiq and Fentora as well as generic painkillers it produced.
Israel tops OECD in growth of opioid availability
Between 2011-2013 and 2014-2016, obtainability of legal opioids in Israel grew by 125 percent, according the report, titled “Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries.”
MET to turn down Sackler money amid opioid crises
The MET is the most recent museum to make the decision to stop all donations from the family who owns the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma.
