In a landmark ruling, an Oklahoma judge said the firm's opioid sales practices were false and misleading, endangering the safety of Oklahomans.
The company made a deal to resolve federal investigations into the sales and marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former business Indivior.
The maker of the fentanyl spray Subsys "is being held responsible for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic," a prosecutor says.
The state alleges distributors and pharmacies have contributed to the opioid epidemic by failing to prevent the "diversion" of the addictive painkillers.
