Tag: pharmaceuticals
The Golden Age of Doctor-Shopping
In 2012, right before prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) shut everything down, I was seeing ...
Walgreens Settles DOJ Prescription Opioid Lawsuit, Likely at $350 Million
Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, will pay $300 million plus 4 percent interest ...
Secret Shoppers Struggle to Buy Naloxone, Syringes at Texas Pharmacies
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone in 2023, pharmacies nationwide ...
BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear
British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, ...
DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing
The Department of Justice is accusing CVS Pharmacy Inc. of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions ...
Pharmacists’ Opioid Decisions: From “Social Sorting” to Policing
[This article is excerpted from the book Policing Patients. You can read Filter’s interview ...
How “Trojan Horse Technology” Turned Health Care Into Policing
Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis is a ...
Purdue Backs Fraud Claim Against Sacklers, Amid Scramble for Immunity
In bankruptcy court on July 9, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma secured an injunction to ...
Walgreens Rolls Out $34.99 Naloxone, as Generics and OTC Gain Ground
Walgreens is rolling out an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone nasal spray, which it will sell ...
The Opioid Settlements Being Paid in Naloxone Don’t Quite Add Up
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey-based manufacturer known for generics, has agreed to settle the ...
