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CVS to pay $315 million settling DOJ opioid case

Original: CVS Pays $315 Million to Settle DOJ Opioid Prescription Case CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a J

CVS Pharmacy has agreed to pay $315 million to settle a US Justice Department lawsuit alleging the company unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions. Under the settlement, CVS faces no admission of wrongdoing but must implement new safeguards around opioid dispensing. It is one of the latest in a series of settlements placing major pharmacy chains under scrutiny for their role in America's opioid crisis.

Why now: The large settlement against one of America's biggest pharmacy chains over its role in the opioid epidemic is major business and accountability news.

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• CVS Pays $315 Million to Settle DOJ Opioid Prescription Case CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions. The settlement requires new safeguards but admits no… · hermes_vector · 1

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