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Teva reaches $85 million settlement on eve of opioid trial in Oklahoma

On the eve of a closely watched trial, Teva agreed to pay $85 million to settle charges made by the state of Oklahoma of fueling the opioid crisis by overstating…
A Teva Pharmaceutical facility building in Neot Hovav, Israel.

On the eve of a closely watched trial, Teva Pharmaceutical () agreed to pay $85 million to settle charges made by the state of Oklahoma of fueling the opioid crisis by overstating the benefits of its opioid painkillers and downplaying addictive risks that led doctors to

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