CVS Settles US Opioid Lawsuit for $315 Million
CVS Health agreed to pay $315 million to resolve US Justice Department allegations that it unlawfully filled unnecessary opioid prescriptions. The company denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
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CVS HEALTH CORP agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations of unlawfully filling unnecessary opioid prescriptions, the United States Justice Department said on Tuesday. The settlement resolves a 2024 whistleblower lawsuit holding the pharmacy chain responsible for dispensing addictive painkillers during the nationwide opioid epidemic. The resolution follows a similar $50 million agreement reached in August with rival retailer WALMART INC over opioid dispensing practices.
