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Eight Opioid Manufacturers Settle for $720 Million with Marketing Bans

States can use their shares of the settlement to expand opioid crisis response

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Overview

  • Under the July 10 agreement, eight manufacturers will pay $720 million to states over terms ranging from one to ten years.
  • All companies except Indivior face bans on marketing opioids and must cap oxycodone pills at 40 mg with enhanced order monitoring.
  • Indivior will stop all opioid product sales for ten years but may continue making medications for opioid use disorder.
  • Pennsylvania is set to receive up to $28 million based on county participation, while Minnesota could collect about $9.4 million, boosting its opioid funds to $633 million since 2022.
  • States will deploy these payments to expand prevention, treatment and recovery programs under various local distribution frameworks.