Department of Justice sues Walmart alleging unlawful opioid dispensing Pharmacists are in the untenable position of being held liable for a doctor s prescription, Walmart said in its own lawsuit.
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In a civil complaint filed Tuesday, the Department of Justice charged Walmart with unlawfully dispensing controlled substances, specifically opioids, from pharmacies it operates across the country and unlawfully distributing these drugs to its pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis.
The complaint said this resulted in hundreds of thousands of violations of the Controlled Substances Act. The Justice Department seeks civil penalties, which could total in the billions of dollars, and injunctive relief.
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