CVS Agrees to Pay $315 Million to Settle Justice Department Case over Opioid Prescriptions
The settlement requires CVS to add safeguards for dispensing controlled substances after federal officials alleged it filled illegitimate opioid prescriptions.
- On Tuesday, CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary, highly addictive opioid prescriptions.
- The lawsuit, filed under President Joe Biden, accused CVS of violating the Controlled Substances Act by filling prescriptions from alleged "pill mills" due to poor staffing and performance incentives.
- CVS strongly disagreed with the allegations, stating the settlement admits no wrongdoing and that pharmacists were held to "vague, undefined, and ever-changing standards of practice."
- Under the settlement, CVS must "implement additional safeguards to ensure that prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances are dispensed only when medically appropriate," Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate said.
- The deal addresses a federal effort to combat an opioid crisis linked to more than 100,000 deaths, with total industry settlements now exceeding $50 billion.
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CVS to pay $315 million to settle unlawful opioid prescription claims, Justice Department says
Oct 13 (Reuters) - CVS has agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that it illegally filled unlawful opioid prescriptions and submitted false claims to the federal government by seeking payment from Medicare and other healthcare ...
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of prescribing massive amounts of opioids and...
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
CVS to pay $315 million to settle DOJ lawsuit over opioid prescriptions
The lawsuit was brought in 2024 and accused the pharmacy giant of profiting by providing large amounts of opioids and other controlled substances "at the expense of public health and safety." The company said it strongly disagrees with the allegations.
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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
WASHINGTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday.
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