National antitrust settlement totals $102 million.
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The states claimed that Suboxone manufacturer Indivior made minor changes to its product to keep it under patent so it wouldn’t have to compete with lower-cost generics. Some critics said that the changes made it easier to abuse the drug.In 2021, it had an age-adjusted overdose death rate of 48.1 per 100,000 people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Exceeding that were New Mexico , Kentucky , Louisiana and Tennessee .
Suboxone contains the opioid buprenorphine, which is intended to dampen cravings for stronger opioids. Indivior claimed that made it a superior product. But the 2016 complaint filed by then-Attorney General Mike DeWine and 40 colleagues said it was a transparent attempt to keep prices high by avoiding generic competition. In the language of antitrust litigation, such practices are known as “product hopping.
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