Purdue Pharma, McKinsey Settlements

This is a B.C. news story, published by Global News, that relates primarily to Niki Sharma news.

B.C. news

For more B.C. news, you can click here:

more B.C. news

Niki Sharma news

For more Niki Sharma news, you can click here:

more Niki Sharma news

drug discoveries news

For more drug discoveries news, you can click here:

more drug discoveries news

Global News news

For more news from Global News, you can click here:

more news from Global News

About the Otherweb

Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best health news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like drug discoveries news, you might also like this article about

opioid lawsuit settlements

. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest opioid settlement funds news, recent Purdue settlement news, drug discoveries news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!

opioid settlement money

Global News

•

Health

New Purdue opioid crisis settlement builds ‘momentum’ for Canada: B.C. AG | Globalnews.ca

Summary

Nutrition label

79% Informative

B.C. attorney general Niki Sharma says she's 'heartened' by recent U.S. opioid settlements.

The U.K. government reached a US$7.5-billion settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Monday .

The settlement was part of a class-action lawsuit by the province against McKinsey & Company .

McKinsey is accused of advising Purdue and other drugmakers on how to market their products in Canada .

In 2022 , B.C. secured a $150-million settlement on behalf of Canadian governments in a class action against Purdue .

The settlement was finalized in early 2023 , allowing individuals to submit claims from a $20-million portion set aside for victims and their families.

Health Canada is reviewing and “considering” developments from the recent Purdue settlement in the U.S ..

VR Score

Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech