Attorney General Jeff Jackson Wins up to $335 Million from Pharmaceutical Company Mylan for Fueling Opioid Crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 7, 2025

Contact: Ben Conroy
(984) 383-9038

RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement in principle worth up to $335 million nationwide with pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. (Mylan) for its role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, with North Carolina receiving as much as $9 million. Mylan falsely advertised its opioid products as less addictive for years and marketed directly to doctors, leading to dangerous overprescribing and illegal drug trade of its opioids. North Carolina’s share of the settlement will go to the state and local governments to help combat the opioid crisis under the terms of North Carolina’s Memorandum of Agreement.

“Mylan knew how addictive their opioid products were and misled the American people for years, worsening the opioid crisis, fueling the fentanyl crisis, and killing North Carolinians,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “This settlement makes them pay and delivers millions of dollars to our state, giving North Carolina more resources to fight this epidemic. I’m thankful for the work of NCDOJ attorneys in securing this funding.”

Mylan opioid products include generic fentanyl patches, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and buprenorphine products. The attorneys general allege Mylan deceptively promoted its products as less prone to abuse despite knowing for years that many of its opioid products – particularly its fentanyl patches – were actually more vulnerable to abuse.

Under the multistate settlement in principle, Mylan will pay up to $335 million to participating states over nine years. Including this new settlement, NCDOJ has secured approximately $1.6 billion in opioid settlement funds for North Carolina, with local governments slated to receive about $1.3 billion. The Community Opioid Resources Engine (CORE-NC) allows people to see how each local government is using its opioid settlement funds including payment schedules, spending plans, past spending, annual narratives, and local contacts.

Attorney General Jackson negotiated this settlement in principle with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

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