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It's Official: There's an Adderall Shortage

Patients Griped About It.
Now the FDA Confirms It

Oct 15, 2022 7:45 AM CDT

Patients Griped About It. Now the FDA Confirms It

Agency makes it official: There's a nationwide Adderall shortage

(Newser) - There've been rumblings for months at some US pharmacies on difficulties obtaining Adderall. Now, official word from the Food and Drug Administration: There's a US shortage of the medication used to treat ADHD, reports NBC News . In a Wednesday release , the FDA announced the dearth of the drug,...

Opioid Maker Reaches Tentative $4.25B Settlement

Opioid Crisis May Cost
Drugmaker $4.25B

Jul 27, 2022 1:41 AM CDT

Opioid Crisis May Cost Drugmaker $4.25B

Teva Pharmaceuticals deal has not yet been finalized

(Newser) - Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest opioid painkiller producers during the opioid crisis, has reached a tentative settlement to end thousands of lawsuits against it. The deal, which some outlets are reporting as worth up to $4.25 billion while others put it at up to $4.35 billion, would...

Big Pharma to Pony Up $260M to 2 Counties

Lawsuit: Drug Firms Acted Like
a Cartel. Now, a $260M Deal

Oct 21, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

Lawsuit: Drug Firms Acted Like a Cartel. Now, a $260M Deal

Ohio's Summit, Cuyahoga counties to be paid by 4 major companies for their role in opioid epidemic

(Newser) - Two counties in Ohio could have pulled in $8 billion if they'd won their legal battle in court against Big Pharma. Instead, in an 11th-hour deal, they've settled for $260 million against three major distributors and a manufacturer for their role in the opioid epidemic, the Wall Street ...

New Generic EpiPen May Become Cheaper Alternative

New EpiPen Competitor
Approved by FDA

Aug 19, 2018 2:55 PM CDT

New EpiPen Competitor Approved by FDA

Generic alternative should hit the market soon

(Newser) - Parents of children with serious allergies may soon get some relief when shelling out for a epinephrine auto-injector. The FDA has approved a generic alternative to Mylan Pharmaceuticals' widely used EpiPen and EpiPen Jr., reports CNN . While other name-brand injectors exist, this one, produced by Teva, is the first approved...

Generic Viagra
Is Coming to the US

Mar 10, 2016 3:52 PM CST

Generic Viagra Is Coming to the US

It's expected to cut into Pfizer's $1.7B per year Viagra profits

(Newser) - Good news for frugal guys with erection troubles: America will soon be up to its eyeballs in generic Viagra. CBS News reports the FDA approved the first generic version of the impotence drug, known as sildenafil citrate, on Wednesday. Israel's Teva, the world's largest maker of generic drugs,...

Markers of Plan B Pill Want It Available to All Ages

Makers of Plan B Pill
Want It Available to All Ages

Feb 23, 2011 4:06 PM CST

Makers of Plan B Pill Want It Available to All Ages

Teva says girls 11 to 16 should be able to get it without doctor's order

(Newser) - The makers of Plan B, the morning-after pill now approved for women 17 and older without a doctor's prescription, are pushing to make it as easily available to girls as young as 11. Girls under 17 currently need a prescription to get it, but Teva Pharmaceuticals holds that any female...

Drug Linked to Jackson Death Focus of Recall

Jul 14, 2009 7:11 PM CDT

Drug Linked to Jackson Death Focus of Recall

Feds report about 40 bad reactions from patients around US

(Newser) - Add this to the tangle of drug-related reports surrounding Michael Jackson's death: Some lots of the potent sedative propofol are being recalled because of contamination, reports ProPublica. Vials of the anesthetic were reportedly found in Jackson's house, though the recall has been triggered not by Jackson's case but by bad...