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US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
Justice Department lawsuit accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging Walgreens knowingly filled millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances.
US accuses Walgreens of filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday accused pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to the U.S. opioid epidemic by filling millions of unlawful prescriptions for addictive painkillers and other drugs.
DOJ sues Walgreens for ‘knowingly' filling millions of prescriptions that lacked legit medical purposes
The Department of Justice sued pharmacy giant Walgreens for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions. Walgreens from August 2012 until the present "knowingly" filled those prescriptions, which "lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice," the DOJ said.
Justice Department sues Walgreens for filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
A West Side Walgreens at 2340 W. Madison St. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Deerfield-based Walgreens, saying the drugstore chain’s pharmacists filled “unlawful” prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances that helped fuel the country’s prescription painkiller crisis.
US alleges Walgreens filled millions of prescriptions without medical purpose
The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit alleging that pharmacy chain operator Walgreens knowingly filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose. If found liable,
DOJ files suit alleging Walgreens dispensed ‘millions of unlawful prescriptions’
In a civil complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Justice Department alleges that
DOJ sues Walgreens, alleging it 'knowingly' filed millions of invalid prescriptions
The Department of Justice said Friday that it sued pharmacy giant Walgreens for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions.
DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling illegal opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) in Illinois federal court for dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a 12-year period, driving Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA) shares sharply lower in after-hours trading.
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