Teva Pharm says opioid settlement will not derail ability to cut debt

JERUSALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Thursday expressed confidence in its ability to continue paying down its huge debt burden even if it is forced to pay billions of dollars to settle thousands of U.S. opioid lawsuits. Attorneys general of four U.S. states had agreed on a proposed settlement under which Israel-based Teva would provide $23 billion (£17.94 billion) worth of generic Suboxone and pay $250 million in cash over 10 years. Reuters reported that the generic Subaxone that Teva plans to give away as part of its settlement will likely cost the company …read more

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