The pharmacy was accused of filling “excessive quantities of opioids.”
Walgreen Boots Alliance has agreed to an up to $350 million settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), resolving allegations that the pharmacy knowingly filled illegal prescriptions for over a decade.
The Justice Department filed the allegations under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claim Act (FCA) in January, claiming that America’s second-largest pharmacy pressured pharmacists to skip legal protocols to fill prescriptions more quickly.
“Pharmacies have a legal responsibility to prescribe controlled substances in a safe and professional manner, not dispense dangerous drugs just for profit,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This Department of Justice is committed to ending the opioid crisis and holding bad actors accountable for their failure to protect patients from addiction.”
“This settlement resolves allegations that, for years, Walgreens failed to meet its obligations when dispensing dangerous opioids and other drugs,” said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Granston of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “We will continue to hold accountable those entities and individuals whose actions contributed to the opioid crisis, whether through illegal prescribing, marketing, dispensing or distributing activities.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to be discerning as she heads the DOJ’s Civil Division.
- For Attorney General Bondi to receive God’s direction as she oversees the Justice Department.
- For U.S. officials at every level of the federal government as they seek to reduce and prevent the risk of opioid overdose in the U.S.
Sources: CBS News, Department of Justice
