Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $ 350 million. agreement With allegations that the pharmacy chain has illegally filled millions of wrong prescriptions for opioids and other control substances.
The complaints raised earlier this year accused the dissatisfaction with the agreement that Walgreens condemned the prescription for opioids as too early and excessive, and distributed the combination of three drugs known to be abused.
Walgreens pharmacists ignored the timely manner that prescriptions were not valid or lacked medical purposes. The complaint also insisted that Walgreens had pressure to quickly fill the prescription without confirming the pharmacist.
Wall green False claimAccording to the government’s case on the company.
FRASER ENGERMAN, a spokesman for Walgreens, said, “We are not strongly agreeing with the government’s legal theories and are not responsible.” Through this resolution we can close all opioids with the Federal, State and Local Government and provide advantageous terms from cash flow. “
The agreement occurred during the instability of the chain and announced plans to close 1,200 stores in October. The company reduced costs as the pressure and prescription margins of inflation, online competition were lowered.
that Payment amount The Ministry of Justice said in a presentation based on Walgreens’ ability to pay. The company is at least $ 300 million in the United States and will pay an additional $ 50 million if it is sold, merged or transferred before the 2032 fiscal year.
The Ministry of Justice accused the Pharmacy that it deliberately treated millions of illegal control and prescriptions between August 2012 and March 2023 with the Pharmaceutical Executive Bureau, Health and Welfare Bureau and Human Service Bureau.
“Pharmacies have legal responsibility to prescribe controlled substances in a safe and professional manner, and they do not distribute dangerous drugs for profit.” General PAM BONDI said. “The Ministry of Justice is trying to end the opioid crisis and to be responsible for not protecting the patient from the addiction.”
The United States moved to dismiss complaints under the agreement agreement.
