Drug distributors settle $300 million opioid claims by health insurers

CLEVELAND, Ohio: According to court papers filed late last week, the three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed to pay US$300 million to resolve claims by health insurers and benefit plans that they helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.

This case was among the thousands filed seeking to hold various drug makers, distributors, and pharmacies responsible for a drug addiction epidemic, which resulted in hun