Opioids and Opiates – Page 6

Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy, Facing Slumping Sales and Opioid Suits

The pharmacy chain, one of the country’s largest, faces more than a thousand lawsuits that say it filled illegal prescriptions for painkillers.

By Jordyn Holman and Lauren Hirsch

The grocery chain, which did not admit wrongdoing, is the latest company accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis to announce a settlement.

By Rebecca Robbins

The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts have said. It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary.

By Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals had promised $1.7 billion to governments, individuals and others harmed by the opioid crisis.

By Rebecca Robbins