Teva Pharmaceuticals to pay $85M settlement in opioid case

Modern Healthcare: Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the state of Oklahoma an $85 million settlement in a opioid public nuisance case, according to the state's attorney general.

Israeli-based Teva is the second drugmaker to settle with the state. Purdue Pharma agreed to a $270 million settlement in March. In both cases, money will be used to fund addiction treatment and research.

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