#opioid agreement

Attorneys general reach $450 million settlement with opioid maker Endo

A coalition of attorneys general, including Hawai‘i’s Holly T. Shikada, has reached an agreement in principle with opioid maker Endo International Plc to provide up to $450 million to participating states and local governments — and ban forever the promotion of Endo’s opioids.

Hawaiʻi to receive $73 million from opioid agreement with 3 drug distributors and J&J

Hawai’i will receive about $73 million from the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and drug maker Johnson & Johnson.