A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
The deal overseen by US bankruptcy judge Sean Lane would require some of the multibillionaire members of the semi-reclusive Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7bn and give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firm.
The new agreement replaces one the US supreme court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of the family against future lawsuits. The judge said he would explain his decision in a hearing on Tuesday.
In the current timeline I can’t believe Richard Sackler isn’t head of the FDA.
I am equally as surprised El Chapo isn’t head of the DEA.
All drugs should be legal and regulated
All drugs? I think probably some of the most popular/safest from each class should be.
But there are some drugs that have no business on the market in my opinion.
Should Carfentanil be legal? Should Bromo-DragonFLY be legal? What about Alpha-Pyrrolidinovalerophenone? How about Clonzolam (not to be confused with clonazepam)?