CRIME/DRUGS/PHARMA: “The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee expanded a probe into the opioid addiction crisis, asking four more drug companies and three drug distributors to provide documents.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D.-Mo.) sent letters Wednesday [7-26-17] to drugmakers Mallinckrodt PLC, Endo International PLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan PLC, as well as to distributors McKesson Corp. , AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc.
The letters request information about steps the companies have taken to prevent the diversion of prescription painkillers into the black market, including to so-called pill-mill clinics that dispense or prescribe painkillers for no medical purpose…
AmerisourceBergen said it would respond to the letter and continue to work with regulators and others ‘to do our part in combating prescription drug abuse.’ “
-Jeanne Whalen, “Senator Expands Probe into Opioid Addiction Crisis,” The Wall Street Journal online, July 27, 2017 09:33am