Yost inks $26B deal with drug companies fueling opioid epidemic
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AG Yost inks a $26B deal with major drug companies that fueled opioid epidemic
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COLUMBUS Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Wednesday a historic $26 billion nationwide agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the far-reaching and devastating opioid epidemic.
Dave Yost
In addition to the monetary settlement, distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids, must also make significant changes to help prevent a similar crisis from ever happening again.
“This isn’t an antidote for this devastating crisis that killed so many, but the financial resources will provide for significant recovery in Ohio,” Yost said. “The funds are necessary for the healing process that our communities desperately need, and the guardrails these companies are now required to implement will help make sure that these companies will provide a brake in the system, so that those individuals who need medication can receive it
Yost announces $26 billion deal with major drug companies that fueled opioid epidemic
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