Walmart agrees to pay $50M settlement over allegations its pharmacies filled illegal opioid prescriptions

Walmart has agreed to pay a $50 million settlement over allegations its pharmacies were illegally filling thousands of prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The government complaint, first filed at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term and amended during former President Joe Biden’s term, accused Walmart of violating the Controlled Substances Act."Today’s settlement proves this department is committed to putting Americans’ flourishing first," Associate Attorney General Stanley W...

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