STAT+: Pharmalittle: Teva and Allergan reach $161 million opioid settlement with West Virginia; FDA lifts hold on Bharat Covid shot

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Teva Pharmaceutical and Allergan, a unit of AbbVie,  reached a settlement worth $161.5 million to resolve claims the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in West Virginia, Reuters notes. The state had accused Teva and Allergan of deceiving prescribers about the risks of opioids when marketing their drugs for the treatment of chronic pain. The misleading marketing led to an increase in substance abuse and overdose deaths, according to West Virginia’s complaint. The settlement ended a trial that had been proceeding for two months in Kanawha County Circuit Court. The companies did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

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