Idaho attorney general sues several opioid makers

Friday, August 2, 2019

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed another lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies, contending they deliberately deceived the public about the dangers of opioid prescriptions in order to generate big profits.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Boise's U.S. District Court, names Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Endo Pharmaceuticals and other drug manufacturers and distributors as defendants. The lawsuit asks a judge to force the companies to pay the state damages and return all the revenue and profits they made from sales of opioids to Idaho businesses and patients.

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Oh please. Why does everyone want to go after the manufactures of medications? The problem is the persons who can't follow simple instructions. The rest of of us who need and use medications according to the instructions get punished. Give it up Mr. Wasden. Albert

-- Posted by Albert Clement on Fri, Aug 2, 2019, at 4:52 PM

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