The consolidated whistleblower lawsuit accuses the pharmacy chain of helping to fuel the opioid crisis, by systematically pressuring its pharmacists to fill prescriptions, including controlled substances,

Walgreens skimped on compliance and filled millions of prescriptions for narcotics that weren't medically necessary, the Department of Justice alleged in a complaint against the company, first brought by four whistleblowers.

In it, the government accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful prescriptions, including for excessive quantities of opioids, early refills of opioids and the so-called “holy trinity” of commonly abused drugs: an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit late last week against Walgreens alleging the company and its subsidiaries unlawfully dispensed and sought reimbursement for “millions” of prescripti | The pharmacy chain dispensed “dangerous and excessive quantities,

The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids,

Attorneys General from several districts have come together in a lawsuit seeking damages from Walgreens for allegedly knowingly filling opioid prescriptions that lacked a genuine medical purpose.

The DOJ is suing Walgreens, claiming pharmacists filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose.