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CVS to Pay Massachusetts $795K, Tighten Policies for Opioids
BOSTON (AP) — CVS Health Corp. has agreed to pay Massachusetts $795,000 and will tighten its policies for dispensing opioids following an investigation into its drug prescription practices, Attorney General Maura Healey said Thursday. Healey said a settlement reached between the state and the Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based drug store giant resolves past allegations. Prior to March 2013, Healey’s office…
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Mylan Says It Will Expand Programs That Lower EpiPen Costs
NEW YORK (AP) — Mylan, in the face of heated criticism over price hikes for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, is bulking up programs that help patients pay for the drug. The generic drugmaker laid out a plan on Thursday to expand its patient assistance program and offer $300 savings cards for its EpiPen 2-Pak. There…
South Dakota to Get Over $548K in Settlement with Drug Maker
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota state government and consumers will receive more than $548,000 from a 48-state settlement with a drug company accused of anti-competitive practices. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the state’s share of the settlement with drug maker Cephalon and affiliated companies will include about $189,000 for consumers, about $239,000 to compensate for drug purchases made…
20 Overdoses Linked to Synthetic Marijuana Called ‘Darkness’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The district attorney is investigating and putting out an alert after 20 people overdosed on synthetic marijuana in and around Pennsylvania’s state capital city. Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico says the drug users overdosed over the course of two days last week in the Harrisburg area. Emergency room doctors are reporting users…