Justice Department Sues Walgreens Over Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions
The Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Walgreens, alleging it dispensed millions of illegal prescriptions in ...
The opioid crisis is a crime. So addiction treatment should be free.
For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...
Justice Department Accuses Walgreens Of Violating Drug Laws In Opioid Epidemic, Ignored Red Flags In Opioid Crisis
The DOJ accuses Walgreens of dispensing unlawful opioid prescriptions and violating federal health laws, alleging the ...
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DOJ alleges Walgreens filled and billed 'millions' of unlawful opioid prescriptions in new lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit late last week against Walgreens alleging the company and its subsidiaries ...
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DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling millions of illegal prescriptions, including opioids
In it, the government accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful prescriptions, including for excessive quantities of ...
Josi: Expand access to non-opioid pain treatment
Passing the Alternatives to PAIN Act would be an excellent way for Trump to uphold his promise to “Make America Healthy Again ...
Racial disparities in opioid prescriptions persist despite socioeconomic factors
Non-white communities had significantly less access to opioid medications commonly prescribed for moderate to severe pain than white communities over the decade beginning in 2011, according to a study ...
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Racial disparities in opioid prescriptions persist despite socioeconomic factors
From 2011 to 2021, prescription opioid use dropped by about 50% across the United States as a likely sign of attempts to reduce overuse of the drugs, previous studies found. However, these ...
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Walgreens ducked compliance, filled fake opioid prescriptions, DOJ suit alleges
Walgreens skimped on compliance and filled millions of prescriptions for narcotics that weren't medically necessary, the ...
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 ...
Sackler family and Purdue agree to pay Utah $57 million for opioid damages
Prescription opioid overdoses have killed thousands of Utahns. A new settlement puts a price tag on their lives and could bring "justice" to their families." ...