The DOJ brought the complaint early this year that alleges Walgreens, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the country, fueled the deadly opioid epidemic by filling controlled substance ...

National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of invalid controlled substance prescriptions for more than ...

In its lawsuit, the justice department alleged Walgreens filled the invalid prescriptions between August 2012 and March 2023 — even after previously acknowledging that it failed to comply with ...

Walgreens will also owe the U.S. an additional $50 million if the company is sold, merged or transferred prior to fiscal year 2032, the Justice Department said. "We strongly disagree with the ...

The DOJ also alleges that the retail ... provisions of the False Claims Act by former Walgreens employees. The act authorizes whistleblowers to sue on behalf of the U.S. and receive a share ...