US probes opioid manufacturers
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Rebecca Trager2017-09-28T15:19:00
Attorneys general from 41 states will investigate companies over alleged fraudulent marketing and distribution of painkillers
A multistate investigation has been launched in the US to determine whether manufacturers and distributors illegally marketed and dispensed prescription opioid drugs.
Attorneys general from 41 US states have combined to scrutinise major opioid makers Endo, Teva, Allergan, Purdue and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson’s pharma subsidiary), as well as several drug distributors. The probe comes amid allegations that these companies used fraudulent marketing to sell opioids and fuelled a national epidemic. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates opioid overdoses kill 91 Americans each day.