US drug firms agree to $1.18 billion opioid settlement in New York
The crisis has worsened during the pandemic, with more than 93,000 people dying from overdoses, often linked to opiates, in 2020
July 21, 2021 03:40 BST
The three largest US drug distributors have agreed to pay up to $1.18 billion to the state of New York over their role in the opioid crisis, the state s top prosecutor announced Tuesday.
The settlement by McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen comes as another, larger settlement between the three distributors plus pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and numerous US states and local governments is reportedly close to being reached, according to US media.
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