US drug firms face jury over opioid addiction epidemic
On the eve of the trial four major pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens were dropped from the list of defendants because they had reached settlements with the state
June 30, 2021 04:28 BST
US pharmaceutical firms accused of stoking a two-decade epidemic of opioid addiction that has seen 500,000 die from overdoses stood trial before a jury for the first time Tuesday.
The suit launched by two counties in New York state charges the leading drugmakers and distributors with earning huge profits by pushing highly addictive prescription opioids like Oxycontin that cost local authorities billions of dollars for social services in dealing with the fallout from the epidemic.
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US drug firms face jury over opioid addiction epidemic
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