Henry Schein, Inc. announced today that the plaintiff has agreed to dismiss the Company with prejudice as a defendant in the opioid litigation involving Summit County, Ohio, presently before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
“The opioid crisis is a terrible national tragedy, and all segments of society need to come together to address the crisis,” said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, Inc. “We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping to advance solutions that put an end to opioid addiction. Henry Schein will make a $1 million donation to establish an educational foundation with Summit County to develop best practices regarding the proper use and prescription of opioids.”
Henry Schein, working with Summit County, will make the donation to a Pain Management Education Foundation dedicated to making grants supporting and aggregating research around best practices for pain management, including the prescription of opioids and alternatives, and educating dentists and physicians, clinical associates, patients, and patient networks on those best practices along with the risks of opioid addiction and alternative pain management treatment options for key indications.
Henry Schein will pay $250,000 of Summit County’s expenses.
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for health care professionals powered by a network of people and technology. With approximately 19,000 Team Schein Members worldwide, the Company’s network of trusted advisors provides more than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively. These solutions also support dental laboratories, government and institutional health care clinics, as well as other alternate care sites.
Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, with a selection of more than 120,000 branded products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 180,000 additional products available as special-order items.
A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® and the Nasdaq 100® indexes, Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations or affiliates in 32 countries. The Company’s sales from continuing operations reached $9.4 billion in 2018, and have grown at a compound annual rate of approximately 13 percent since Henry Schein became a public company in 1995.
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