The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Under a court reorganization plan, Sackler family members who controlled the Oxycontin maker were granted immunity and did not have to declare personal bankruptcy in exchange for a $6bn settlement, paid out over 10 years, to a fund created to offset costs created by the opioid dependency crisis that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Sacklers said earlier they would exit the settlement deal if they were not granted immunity, and the judge in the bankruptcy court that accepted the deal – Robert Drain – said he did not want to jeopardise what was on offer by seeking further changes.
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pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
A US federal judge has approved a bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma that grants the Sackler family that owned the business immunity from any further civil lawsuits accusing them of contributing to opioid epidemic – to the consternation of campaigners.
ID Stewardship
MARCH 7, 2025
People born before 1957 are considered immune, because the vaccine was given to such a large percentage of that population. The COVID-19 pandemic is credited for disrupting routine measles immunization services in many countries, which is likely contributing to a recent resurgence in cases globally. The recommended dose is 0.5
NY Times
JULY 4, 2021
France is handing out third shots of the two-dose vaccines to cancer patients and others with immune system impairments. In the United States, patients like these are on their own.
NY Times
APRIL 15, 2021
Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.
Express Pharma
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Blocking PD-1 interactions with PD-L1 and PD-L2 promotes the immune system’s ability to attack and kill tumour cells (5). 2019 Jul 6;394(10192):64-80. References Ravindranathan S, Wang X, et al. “Epidemiology of rare cancers in India and South Asian countries–remembering the forgotten.” Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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