Walgreens agrees to $350M settlement over opioid prescription allegations

April 21, 2025, 10:39 pm

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million to settle federal allegations of illegally filling millions of opioid prescriptions over the past decade. The U.S. Department of Justice claims the drugstore’s practices contributed to the opioid crisis, forcing the chain into an expensive and highly publicized settlement.


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Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances. The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least...


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