USA. Top Drug Supplier Sent 731 Opioid Pills Per Person Per Year to Tiny West Virginia Town, House Committee Says Two of the largest U.S. drug distributors are under investigation after shipping more than 12.3 million doses of opioids to a small-...

Drug development: Sprint finish. Drew L. Nature. 2017 Nov 23;551(7681). doi: 10.1038/d41586-017-06926-1. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-06926-1

US Subsidiary of Dutch Bank to Pay US$369million The US subsidiary of Rabobank pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation into money laundering by Mexican drug cartels and has agreed to pay a US$369 million fine, the Justice Department annou...

USA. Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, backs off aggressive marketing amid lawsuits NEW YORK -- Monday marked a change of culture for Purdue Pharma, the drug company that makes OxyContin and other opioids. The company will no longer market those...

Israel. Report: Netanyahu nixes medical marijuana export because of Trump The prime minister said US President had called him and expressed his objection to pot exports. The industry was expected to earn Israel $1-4 billion a year. (The Jerusale...

USA. DEA creates new resource to help distributors avoid oversupplying opioids Change in sales reporting database gives drug companies access to more information on purchasing. (DEA, press release, 14.02.2018) https://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/20...