ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMEN HAS ANNOUNCED HIS OFFICE HAS SECURED 14.4-MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT FUNDS FROM EIGHT
OPIOID MANUFACTURERS......
AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT.....SEVEN OF THE COMPANIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM PROMOTING OR MARKETING OPIOIDS AND OPIOID PRODUCTS.....AND MAKING
OR SELLING ANY PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN 40mg OF OXYCODONE PER PILL.....THEY MUST ALSO CREATE A MONITERING AND REPORTING SYSTEM
THAT WOULD FLAG SUSPICIOUS ORDERS......
THE EIGHTH COMPANY HAS AGREED NOT TO MANUFACTURE OR SELL OPIOD PRODUCTS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.....BUT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MARKETING
AND SELLING MEDICATIONS TO TREAT OPIOID DISUSE ORDERS......
