Minnesota To Hit Opioid Makers With Moderate Licensing Fees To Collect Money To Combat Epidemic In State

“This is unusual,” said Carmen Catizone, executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. “We keep seeing the states trying to find new ways to finance the costs of the opioid crisis. But this is a new angle, although it follows a pattern of states and municipalities assessing costs for disposing of unwanted or unused medicines.” In other news on the crisis: New Jersey becomes latest state to sue Sackler Family, a federal task force issues best practice guidelines, Texas lawmakers limit opioid prescriptions, and more.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2WBrlhs