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USA. 3 Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups

USA. 3 Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups

Three Native American tribes in the Dakotas are suing opioid manufacturers and distributors, alleging they concealed and minimized the addiction risk of prescription drugs.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate sued 24 opioid industry groups in federal court on Monday. Defendants include drug manufacturers Purdue Pharma, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Allergan, and distributors McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (medicalxpress.com, 09.01.2018)

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-native-american-tribes-sue-opioid.html