CDC Releases New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday released its revised guidelines for opioid prescribing with new recommendations for providers that emphasize greater communication with patients and that opioids should…

Teva to Pay Up to $523M to Settle Opioid Suit

Reuters reports that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay $523 million to the State of New York as part of a settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.

CEO Kare Schultz…