Mercer County v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
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COMPLAINT against Abbvie Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Allergan PLC, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, CVS Health, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Covidien PLC, Does 1-100, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Kroger Company, The, Mallinckrodt Brand Pharmaceuticals, Mallinckrodt PLC, Mallinckrodt, LLC, McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Qualitest Pharmaceutical Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, SpecGx LLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walgreens Boot Alliance, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc. (Filing fee $400, receipt number 319000360) filed by Mercer County. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(am) [Transferred from ndd on 7/19/2019.]
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Treatment Options: A Guide for People Living with
Pain
Living with Someone
with Chronic Pain
Finding Relief: Pain Management for Older Adults
A Policymaker’s Guide to Understanding Pain & Its
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CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States 2016, Centers for Disease Control and
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Responsible Opioid Prescribing
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Managing Patient’s Opioid Use: Balancing
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APF’s Treatment Options: A Guide for People Living with
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Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, Re Docket No. FDA-2012-P-0818 (Sept. 10, 2013).
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Responsible Opioid Prescribing
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Persistent Pain in the Older Patient
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A Policymaker’s
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