New York jury finds that Teva and distributor Anda violated state’s public nuisance law in their marketing and distribution of opioids. Such claims had been rejected by two previous courts and the verdict in this case shows the challenges companies face in ongoing litigation.

Show depicts former agency officials approving OxyContin labeling that enabled Purdue to market it as nonaddictive and subsequently refusing pleas to restrict its use.

AmerisourceBergen has struck a $6.5bn deal to acquire the majority of the Alliance Healthcare businesseses from Walgreens Boots Alliance, giving it access to Alliance’s generics assets in Europe.

Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid encourage social distancing by offering OTC drugs and vitamins in drive-through services previously limited to Rx drugs windows. Walgreens also is restricting purchases of some items to prevent shortages.