The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging the drugstore chain filled “unlawful” opioid prescriptions over a decade, despite clear “red flags” signaling their ...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate ...

The suit also alleged that Walgreens ignored evidence of this malpractice, including from its own pharmacists and internal data.

The 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.