Justice Department Sues Walgreens Over Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions
1. Walgreens accused of dispensing millions of illegal prescriptions violating the CSA. 2. Justice Department alleges systemic pressure on pharmacists to fill questionable prescriptions. 3. Historic CDC data shows nearly 727,000 opioid overdose deaths from 1999 to 2022. 4. Whistleblowers raised concerns over Walgreens' practices for validating prescriptions. 5. Walgreens denies wrongdoing and has yet to respond to the complaint.