[Pharmwaste] Opioid Marketing Legal Decisions

[Ed Gottlieb]

News items not directly linked to pharm waste that may be of interest:

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/07/06/pfizer-opioids-chicago-painkiller/
To avoid a lawsuit, drug manufacturer Pfizer has agreed to start disclosing, in promotional materials for its opioid painkiller Embeda, that narcotic drugs come with a serious risk of addiction even when used according to directions.  Will others follow suit?

https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/11/oxycontin-records-sought-stat-ordered-unsealed-kentucky-judge/
In May, a Kentucky judge ruled in a lawsuit, brought by STAT, that secret documents tied to the marketing of OxyContin must be released. The drug maker is appealing that decision which has postponed the release.

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY  14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433
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