Teva Concludes Nationwide Opioids Settlement Agreement
June 08 2023 - 08:30AM
Business Wire
- Settles with all 50 states and 99 percent of litigating
subdivisions
- Shipments of life-saving generic Narcan® (naloxone
hydrochloride nasal spray) have already begun; payments to states
to begin in the second half of 2023
- Separate settlement reached with the final state of Nevada
Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced that the
Company has fully resolved its nationwide settlement agreement
related to opioid claims brought by U.S. states, their
subdivisions, and special districts, and has reached a separate
settlement with the final state of Nevada. Teva will pay Nevada
$193 million over 20 years (including all fees and costs), and this
settlement resolves the case prior to trial, which had been
scheduled to begin in August 2023.
With these developments, Teva has resolved its opioid litigation
with all 50 U.S. states and more than 99% of the litigating
subdivisions and special districts. The Company anticipates making
its first payment under the nationwide opioids settlement agreement
in the second half of 2023. Teva has already begun shipments of its
generic version of the life-saving medication, Narcan® (naloxone
hydrochloride nasal spray) under its prior opioid settlements, and
it expects to expand these shipments under the nationwide opioids
settlement agreement in 2024.
While the final agreement includes no admission of wrongdoing,
it remains in the Company’s best interest – and in the interest of
those impacted by the opioid crisis – to conclude this settlement
and for Teva to continue to focus on the patients it serves every
day.
About Teva Pharmaceuticals
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has
been developing and producing medicines to improve people’s lives
for more than a century. We are a global leader in generic and
innovative medicines with a portfolio consisting of over 3,500
products in nearly every therapeutic area. Around 200 million
people around the world take a Teva medicine every day and are
served by one of the largest and most complex supply chains in the
pharmaceutical industry. Along with our established presence in
generics, we have significant innovative medicines research and
operations supporting our growing portfolio of innovative medicines
and biopharmaceutical products. Learn more at
www.tevapharm.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, which are based on management’s current beliefs and
expectations and are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause our future
results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from
that expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You
can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words
such as “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,”
“may,” “project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other
words and terms of similar meaning and expression. The reader
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date they are first made. Except to the
extent required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update forward-looking statements. Risk factors include,
but are not limited to: the nationwide opioids settlement agreement
is not expected to result in a resolution of all governmental
entity claims against the Company regarding its role in
distributing opioids; the Company expects to continue to experience
costly and disruptive legal disputes and settlements related to
distribution of controlled substances, including opioids; and the
settlement payments that the Company is required to make under the
nationwide opioids settlement agreement may have an adverse impact
on the Company’s operations and cash flows and there is no
assurance that the Company will have the liquidity or other
resources necessary to make such payments and provide supplies of
its generic version of Narcan® (naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray)
in the amounts and at the times required under the terms of the
nationwide opioids settlement agreement. Investors should read the
important risk factors described in the Company's most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission.
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