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Fentanyl Manufacturer Insys Pays $225M to Settle Bribery Allegations

As the opioid crisis continues, the focus has turned from users and prescription-fillers, to doctors and drug companies. In one case, opioid maker Insys was accused of paying bribes and kickbacks to doctors in exchange for increased prescriptions and dosages of Subsys, a highly addictive fentanyl spray. Last month, a federal jury found top Insys … Continue reading Fentanyl Manufacturer Insys Pays $225M to Settle Bribery Allegations

Opioid Manufacturer Insys Declares Bankruptcy After Legal Trouble

In 2014, Forbes made "The Short Case for Insys Therapeutics," conceding that the company’s sales performance compensation system was "a fairly dangerous way to market" its opioid products, but asserting that there would only be danger if "medical sales of this drug are leaking into the recreational market" and that "[p]harmaceutically pure opiates don’t cause … Continue reading Opioid Manufacturer Insys Declares Bankruptcy After Legal Trouble