Plaintiffs claiming that Kenvue’s popular painkiller Tylenol causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the children of mothers who took it while pregnant have lost a last ditch bid to revive their claims after a judge rejected their last remaining expert witness.
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Pharmacy operators CVS (CVS.N), Walmart (WMT.N), and Walgreens (WBA.O) on Tuesday urged Ohio’s highest court to conclude they cannot be held liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in two of the state’s counties that won a $650.9 million judgment against them.
More than 3,000 state and local governments will receive nearly $19 billion in payments from drugmakers and pharmacy chains in the most recent round of opioid settlements.
The ecommerce offering will keep CMI Media Group on the cutting edge of direct-to-consumer marketing, connecting life sciences, medtech and healthcare clients to audiences ready to buy.
CVS said it had agreed to pay about $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens said that it had agreed to pay about $5.7 billion over 15 years. Neither company admitted wrongdoing. Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion, mostly up front, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Major U.S. retailers will begin selling lower-cost hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam under final Biden administration rules that take effect Monday.
The company’s expansion into clinical trial recruitment could bring it new streams of revenue from drug companies.
Walmart and healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group are planning to team up to provide preventive care for people aged 65 and up, and virtual healthcare services for all age groups, the companies said on Wednesday.
Walgreens Boots Alliance contributed to the opioid epidemic in San Francisco through its sale of prescription drugs in the city, a federal judge concluded on Wednesday.
The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.