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Walgreens settles for $350M over illegally filling unlawful opioid prescriptions

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Walgreens reached a $300 million settlement with the federal government over allegations that the pharmacy chain filled millions of unlawful opioid prescriptions, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Walgreens and its subsidiaries reached a $300 million settlement with the Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Department of Health and Human Services Office of […]

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Prescriptions Pills Medicine Opioid

Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid crisis

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Justice Department filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries, alleging the pharmacy chain knowingly dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). Walgreens, with over 8,000 pharmacies nationwide, is one of the largest pharmacy chains in the country. […]

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