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Opioid Abatement Council elects to receive cash from Teva settlement rather than product
Summary
The council voted to accept the annual cash payment option from the Teva settlement (approximately $653,000 per year) instead of receiving naloxone kits from the manufacturer; staff had warned product distribution via Direct Relief would require extra reporting and possibly another FTE to oversee.
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council voted April 28 to accept the cash payment from the Teva global opioid settlement rather than receive naloxone product shipments. Council staff reported the cash option is roughly $653,000 per year; the product option would have been about 31,369 kits annually (staff estimate ~$20 per kit) with a shorter shelf life.
Mary Shelton…
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