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CVS to pay $315 million settling US opioid prescription case

Original: CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS has agreed to pay $315 million to settle a Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions, resolving federal claims tied to the pharmacy chain's handling of the painkillers. It is the latest settlement in the ongoing fallout from the US opioid crisis, which has already cost drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies billions in penalties.

Why now: The Justice Department announced the settlement, adding CVS to the long list of companies paying penalties over the opioid crisis.

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• CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions · PBS

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