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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. CBC | World News
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U.S. senators want answers about a $50 pharma donation in Canada
A group of Republican lawmakers in the U.S. are demanding answers from Pfizer over a financial contribution in Canada — an allegedly minor one. It went to a group promoting medically-assisted death. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli heading to jail
A judge ruled that the provocative online antics of former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli are bad enough to put him behind bars. Shkreli is going to jail in New York while he awaits sentencing for a securities fraud conviction. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli selling one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang album
Former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli has put the only known copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album he bought for $ 2 million US in 2015 up for sale on eBay. CBC | World News
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