Three notes:
1. As part of the settlement, the drugmakers will pay the state a combined $28.5 million in cash over the next 13 years.
2. They’ll also give Rhode Island 1 million doses of naloxone, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, and 67,000 30-pill bottles of Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, in various doses for free over the next 10 years.
3. The deal results in a combined settlement value of $107 million.
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