Lakeland, Fla. – The date of trial for federal civil lawsuits, claiming that Publix has fueled the country’s opioid infectious diseases, has been set.
This complaint was originally amended in 2021 after being submitted in 2018.
read: WALGREENS was sued by DOJ and intentionally illegally prescribed, including ‘dangerous’ opioids.
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The national prescription opium lawsuit in Georgia Copccounty accused many chain pharmacies, including Publix, that they could not protect the public from the prescription opioid in the gatekeeper role, and instead expanded the market and made enormous financial rewards.
The lawsuit was “… Chain Pharmacy did not design and operate the system to identify suspicious orders of suspicious prescription opioids, to maintain effective control of transition, and to stop suspicious orders when identified, actively contributed to the oversupply of such drugs, contributed to illegal two -dimensional, and false to manufacturers. It helped to promote marketing.
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Opioid epidemics had a fatal impact on COBB County, which led the country to overdose in 2017. Odds of opioids allowed non -patients to be exposed to opioids and promoted Opioids for patients who could no longer be prescribed or could not suffer from addiction and this lawsuit.
But the lawsuit argued that Opioids sold in other states, including Florida, Ohio and Kentucky, had a negative impact.
What they say:
One of the lawyers, Jayne Conroy, said FOX 13 did not perform the same guard rail as other major pharmacy chains.
“Pharmaceuticals like Publix should be responsible for the priority of continuous ignorance of opioid distribution safety control and priority of profits for people’s welfare.”
more: In some states, overdose of drugs increases rapidly.
the other side:
Publix spokesman said that he cannot mention the lawsuit that is withheld in FOX 13.
Next:
The jury trial begins in early November.
Source: The information of this story was collected in this case, as well as a lawyer for the plaintiff.
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