Walgreens to pay $300 mln to settle US claims it filled illegal opioid prescriptions

Walgreens settles with the DOJ for $350 million in opioid lawsuit

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances.The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement reached last Fri…

Justice Department: Walgreens to Pay up to $350M for Filling Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

Walgreens has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, agreeing to pay as much as $350 million to resolve allegations that it unlawfully dispensed millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The company was also accused of billing Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for many of those prescriptions, according to Fox Business. According to the Justice Department, Walgreens will pay $300 m…

Walgreens to pay up to $350M in U.S. opioid settlement

The drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032.

Walgreens reaches $300 million settlement over invalid opioid prescriptions

Pharmacy giant Walgreens has reached a $300 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations it filled millions of invalid opioid and other drug prescriptions during the height of the nation’s opioid epidemic. The lawsuit filed against Walgreens involved multiple agencies and prosecutors from across the country, including in Florida. “Pharmacies have a legal responsibility to prescribe controlled substances in a safe and p…

Walgreens To Pay Up To $350 Million In U.S. Opioid Settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances. The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement reached last Fr…

Walgreens to pay up to $350M for filling illegal opioid prescriptions, Justice Department says

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve claims that the company illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances and asked for payment for many of those invalid prescriptions by Medicare and other federal healthcare programs.The DOJ said a $300 million settlement is based on Walgreens' ability to pay and an additional $50 mill…