McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health are negotiating an $18bn settlement of state and local government lawsuits over their role in the US opioid addiction crisis, according to unnamed sources. Johnson & Johnson is also involved in the negotiations. More than 2,000 lawsuits have been filed against the pharmaceutical industry and at least 400,000 people have died in the US from opioid overdoses since the 1990s. The settlement could include the donation of opioid-addiction treatments.
McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health are negotiating an $18bn settlement of state and local government lawsuits over their role in the US opioid addiction crisis, according to unnamed sources. Johnson & Johnson is also involved in the negotiations. More than 2,000 lawsuits have been filed against the pharmaceutical industry and at least 400,000 people have died in the US from opioid overdoses since 1999. The settlement could include the donation of opioid-addiction treatments.