CVS Agrees to Pay $315 Million to Settle Justice Department Case over Opioid Prescriptions
The settlement requires CVS to add safeguards for dispensing controlled substances after federal officials alleged it filled illegitimate opioid prescriptions.
- On Tuesday, CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary, highly addictive opioid prescriptions.
- The lawsuit, filed under President Joe Biden, accused CVS of violating the Controlled Substances Act by filling prescriptions from alleged "pill mills" due to poor staffing and performance incentives.
- CVS strongly disagreed with the allegations, stating the settlement admits no wrongdoing and that pharmacists were held to "vague, undefined, and ever-changing standards of practice."
- Under the settlement, CVS must "implement additional safeguards to ensure that prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances are dispensed only when medically appropriate," Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate said.
- The deal addresses a federal effort to combat an opioid crisis linked to more than 100,000 deaths, with total industry settlements now exceeding $50 billion.
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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of prescribing massive amounts of opioids and...
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday.
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