Drugstore chain settles with DoJ over claims it dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions for more than a decade
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350m to settle claims by the US justice department that it illegally filled millions of prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.
The country’s largest drugstore chain must pay the government $300m, plus an additional $50m if the corporation is sold, transferred or merged before 2032, according to the terms of the settlement reached on Friday.
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