Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions for controlled substances, contributing to the opioid crisis. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement on Friday, which resolves a federal lawsuit that was filed in 2020. The lawsuit accused Walmart of failing to report suspicious orders of controlled substances.
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Walmart to pay $50 million to settle DOJ lawsuit over opioid prescriptions
Walmart will pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its pharmacies' handling of controlled substances. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, claimed that Walmart filled numerous illegal prescriptions and did not report suspicious orders.
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