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Indivior, Suboxone settlement overview:
- Who: Indivior Inc. agreed to pay $102.5 million to end claims brought against it by a total of 42 state attorneys general.
- Why: The state attorneys general accused Indivior of monopolizing the market for Suboxone, an opioid addiction treatment.
- Where: The Indivior/Suboxone settlement involved attorneys general nationwide.
Indivior Inc. agreed to pay $102.5 million to resolve claims the pharmaceutical company monopolized the market for the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone.
The Indivior/Suboxone settlement ends allegations lobbied against Indivior by a total of 42 state attorneys general that were scheduled to begin litigation in September, Law360 reports.
The attorneys general, led by the Wisconsin Attorneys General Office, accused Indivior of concocting a scheme to have patients switch from a tablet form of Suboxone to a dissolvable film version to keep its monopoly on the drug in place.
Indivior, along with its parent company, Reckitt Benckiser, previously came to settlement agreements with federal and state enforcers totaling more than $2 billion, Law360 reports.
The attorneys general took aim against Indivior in 2016, accusing the company of switching its patients from the tablet to a new dissolvable film form of Suboxone in an effort to stave off emerging competition.
The switch came as exclusivity protections that existed on the tablet form of Suboxone were about to end, Law360 reports.
Indivior accused of making false statements to FDA
Attorneys general argued Indivior made false statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the safety of the tablet version of Suboxone to induce what is known as a “product-hop.”
They also accused Indivior of making false claims to the FDA about the potential for the tablet form of Suboxone to lead to accidental pediatric exposure, Law360 reports.
Ultimately, the attorneys general argued the move from tablet to dissolvable film delayed generic versions of Suboxone from entering the market and increased the price of the tablet form prior to it being pulled from the market.
Reckitt Benckiser and Indivior agreed to pay $500,000 last November to resolve similar Federal Trade Commission claims.
Have you purchased the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone? Let us know in the comments!
The Indivior/Suboxone cases are In re: Suboxone (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride and Naloxone) Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 2:13-md-02445, and Wisconsin, et al. v. Indivior Inc., et al., Case No. 2:16-cv-05073, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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75 thoughts onAGs reach settlement with Indivior over alleged Suboxone monopoly
Yes my husband and I have both been on Suboxone for 10 years or more and have paid cash for them. I’m 30 years old and have dentures, my husband is 39 and close to needing them. We’d love to be able to participate.
Yes I been on it for about 10 years and at times I had to pay outta pocket. Add me please
I have paid cash for suboxone, for over 10 years. Also dealing with dental problems.
i’ve been on Suboxone the strips and the pills for many many years on and off. what do you need from me to participate in this class option and get a settlement? Throughout the years I have filled the prescriptions at Walgreens, CVS and Publix.
i’ve been on Suboxone the strips and the pills for many many years on and off. what do you need from me to participate in this class option and get a settlement? Throughout the years I have filled the prescriptions at Walgreens, CVS and Publix.
13+ years on suboxone and can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to pay cash because Tricare wouldn’t cover it.
I have been on this drug for 10 to 10+ years and there are times that I had to purchase out of pocket. Please add me.
I’VE BEEN ON SUBOXONE FILM SINCE 2007 AND ALL OF MY TEETH ARE NOW IN SMALL PIECES AND ROTTEN DUE TO THE INGREDIENTS IN SUBOXONE
IT’S HARD TO TRY GETTING OFF THE SUBOXONE BECAUSE OF THE WITHDRAWS
I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY EVERY SINGLE PENNY TO FIX MY TEETH
Yes my husband and I have both been on Suboxone for 10 years or more and have paid cash for them. I’m 30 years old and have dentures, my husband is 39 and close to needing them. We’d love to be able to participate.
Yes for almost longer than 9 years now and I’ve watched the price rise and it was unbelievable how it was able to happen with nobody saying anything about how inhumane it was to be taken advantage of the people who were suffering in the most horrible way you could imagine and then make it 10 times worse than what you were thinking it’s unexplainable for the reason people can’t seem to just stop it’s unlike any other drug out there it would be great for us who had no choice but to keep buying this medication so I would like to see something done about it please
Yes I have been for years now
Have been dealing with tooth decay and a lot of other issues as well, I’ve been on suboxone for years and this is the first I’ve heard about this.