Purdue Pharma and integrated health company Geisinger Health Systems said today they launched a joint study looking to evaluate the effect of wearable health tech on treating patients with chronic pain. Through the study, the companies hope to explore the use of wearable health tech by chronic pain patients at a specialty clinic and evaluate […]
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South Carolina becomes latest state to sue opioid-maker Purdue
On Tuesday this week, South Carolina became the latest state to sue Purdue Pharma, accusing the drugmaker of deceptively marketing their addictive products in a way that fueled the ongoing opioid crisis. The state’s attorney general said that Purdue told doctors that opioids are not addictive and patients who appear to be addicted were only […]
BioDelivery Sciences, Purdue ink exclusive distribution deal for Belbuca in Canada
BioDelivery Sciences International (NSDQ:BDSI) said today that it inked an exclusive distribution deal with Purdue Pharma‘s Canada branch for the licensing, distribution, marketing and sale of Belbuca in Canada. The company’s Belbuca buccal film was designed to deliver buprenorphine for patients with chronic pain. It was cleared by Health Canada in June for patients with pain severe enough to necessitate […]
Critics allege misleading campaigns, poorly-cited data fueled opioid addiction crisis
The state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against opioid-makers this week, alleging that the companies produced misleading marketing schemes to convince doctors and patients that opioids were not addictive. This was a huge problem throughout the state, everybody knows that it can be very addictive and that’s why it is important to get Ibogaine Treatment […]