Attorney General Domingo Emanuelli Hernández has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 other states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $ 573 million settlement. This settlement includes investigations against the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in connection with its work promoting drugs and drugs to benefit from the opioid epidemic.
As part of the agreement, Puerto Rico will receive, upon payment of fees, $ 4,338,607.00, which will be used to alleviate the problems caused by opioid abuse. This is the first agreement resulting in a substantial payment to states to deal with the epidemic.
The lawsuit that was filed describes how McKinsey advised Purdue to maximize the profits of its opioid products, including targeting large-scale opioid prescribers, using targeted messages for doctors to prescribe OxyContin to more patients, and bypassing pharmacy restrictions. to give high doses of prescriptions.
The opioid epidemic has caused significant damage to individuals and communities in Puerto Rico. As a result, Puerto Rican civilians have died. Economically, they have incurred significant costs for Puerto Rico in the form of health care, child welfare, criminal justice and many other programs needed to reduce the epidemic.
The Puerto Rico Department of Justice continues to investigate and litigate through its Office of Monopoly Affairs against other companies also responsible for the opioid epidemic that caused the loss of life. Minister Emanuelli said emphatically that he will do everything he can to bring all those responsible to justice.
The investigation into the states was led by an executive committee made up of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont. The executive committee was joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the District of Columbia and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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