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Business Matters: Pharmaceutical company fuelled American opioid crisis, says court

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31/12/2021 GMT

Pharmaceutical company fuelled American opioid crisis, says court

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Pharmaceutical company fuelled American opioid crisis, says court

A jury in New York finds Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the opioid crisis in the US.

In a first of its kind, a jury in New York finds Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the opioid crisis in the USA – we speak to reporter and author Chris McGreal in New York City.

A jury in New York state finds Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the opioid crisis in the USA – we speak to the Guardian’s Chris McGreal in New York City, who has written extensively on the subject. In Asia a new trade agreement has been ratified by 15 member nations and has been touted as being a bigger trading bloc than the European Union, the BBC’s Leisha Santorelli tells us more. Meanwhile in China, the authorities clamp down on ride-hailing company Didi after its listing on the New York Stock Exchange ruffled feathers – we hear from Duncan Clark of Consultancy BDA China. Vivienne Nunis looks into slow fashion, and we discuss tattoos in the workplace. Throughout the programme we’re joined by Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland and by Jessica Khine, Business Development Consultant at Absolute Strategy Research.

Picture: Opioids in various forms Credit: Getty

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