INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The state of Indiana will receive an estimated $16.5 million as part of a $720 million national opioid settlement, Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday.
The settlement involved eight drugmakers that manufactured opioid pills. The defendants are Alvogen; Amneal; Apotex; Hikma; Indivior; Mylan (now part of Viatris); Sun; and Zydus.
“Thousands of Hoosiers have lost their lives as a result of the opioid crisis,” Rokita said in a release Monday. “We can never undo that tragic loss of life, but we can hold accountable those responsible for contributing to the situations culminating in these deaths. That’s what these settlements are all about, and I’m proud of the work of our team.”…