Justice Department sues Walgreens for filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
A West Side Walgreens at 2340 W. Madison St. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Deerfield-based Walgreens, saying the drugstore chain’s pharmacists filled “unlawful” prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances that helped fuel the country’s prescription painkiller crisis.
The pharmacy and retail chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid ...
To tackle the opioid crisis, the Trump administration should push for the Alternatives to PAIN Act in Congress, which would ...
Wykowski says when illegal immigration and the opioid crisis get “co-mingled,” people fail to look at the crisis from a “systemic failure” point of view. At first, Wykowski had an ...
The Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Walgreens and its subsidiaries alleging unlawful dispensation of millions of prescriptions.
The Department of Justice says Walgreens has dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions over the years. Walgreens contends ...
The money is part of $75 million in funds the state has received since 2022 from legal settlements with opioid makers, ...
"I'm really excited to see how we're going to be able to use that money to impact families in Baltimore City positively," ...
Sam Bowen, chief for the health department’s prevention, harm and risk reduction section, said nonfatal overdoses are down 13% from 2023 and fatal overdoses are down 43% this year. The city has also ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN1d
Chicago recovery center helps combat city's opioid crisis by focusing on employment, family supportThe opioid epidemic has impacted every community across Chicago, with opioid-related overdose deaths outpacing homicides and ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback