Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a period of several years.
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.
Feds accuse Walgreens of filling ‘millions’ of illegal opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Walgreens of illegally dispensing millions of prescriptions for opioid painkillers.
US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids.
DOJ hits Walgreens with lawsuit for filling ‘unlawful’ opioid prescriptions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) hit drugstore chain Walgreens with a lawsuit this week for filling “unlawful” opioid prescriptions that had no “legitimate” medical purpose for over a decade.  The
Justice Department accusing Walgreens of unlawful prescription practices
On Jan. 16, the Justice Department filed a nationwide lawsuit accusing Walgreens of knowingly and unlawfully filling prescriptions that didn’t follow protocol.
Walgreens sued by DOJ, alleging it knowingly filled illegal prescriptions, including 'dangerous' opioids
A Justice Department lawsuit alleges the illegal prescription-filling by Walgreens included opioids, and began in August 2012.
Justice Department sues Walgreens over alleged unlawful opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions across the country since 2012.
Justice Department sues Walgreens for filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
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 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.
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