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DOJ Files Civil Complaint Against CVS Over Alleged Illegal Prescription Practices

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DOJ Files Civil Complaint Against CVS Over Alleged Illegal Prescription Practices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy, alleging that the nationwide chain violated the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act by knowingly filling illegal and excessive opioid prescriptions and seeking federal reimbursement for them. The complaint, unsealed in federal court in Rhode Island, accuses CVS of engaging in these practices from October 2013 to the present.

https://youtu.be/YzDGZCyMIgI

According to the DOJ, CVS pharmacies filled prescriptions for opioids that far exceeded safe or medically justified quantities, contributing to the ongoing opioid crisis. . .

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