An extra $14.4 million in settlement dollars from opioid manufacturers is coming to Kentucky. Attorney General Russel Coleman says his office secured the additional money.
Seven of the companies are now prohibited from promoting or marketing opioids and opioid products and making or selling any product that contains more than 40 mg of oxycodone per pill.
Those companies are also required to create a monitoring and reporting system that would flag suspicious orders. An eighth company has agreed not to manufacture or sell opioid products for the next 10 years.
However, it will be able to continue marketing and selling medications to treat addiction. Attorney General Coleman announced last month that the Commonwealth has surpassed more than $1 billion in settlement dollars. That includes a $73.1 million settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.
Earlier this year, Coleman also reached a $110 million settlement with Kroger.
