DOJ files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids
The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act
CVS Faces DOJ Lawsuit Alleging Violations Of Controlled Substances Act And False Claims Act Over Opioid Prescriptions
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc owned by CVS Health Corp, alleging the nation's largest pharmacy chain violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling unlawful prescriptions for dangerous opioid combinations and quantities from 2013 onwards.
U.S. accuses CVS of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department on Wednesday accused CVS Pharmacy of incentivizing pharmacists to fill illegal opioid prescriptions for more than a decade, a practice that fueled the nation’s opioid crisis.
CVS Sued by DOJ for Alleged Violations of Controlled Substances & False Claims Acts
The United States Justice Department in a federal lawsuit filed in Rhode Island on Wednesday has alleged that CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and various subsidiaries (collectively, CVS) filled unlawful prescript
DOJ Alleges CVS Facilitated Unlawful Sales, Violating Federal Opioid Regulations
CVS of seeking reimbursement for these prescriptions from federal health care programs, violating the False Claims Act. The DOJ also claimed CVS pharmacies filled prescriptions for excessive and dangerous quantities of opioids,
Justice Department sues CVS for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy charging that the establishment became a "pill mill" for those illegally filling prescriptions for opioids without a legitimate medical reason.
CVS knowingly dispensed 'massive' amount of invalid opioid prescriptions: DOJ lawsuit
CVS is accused of "unlawfully dispensing massive quantities of opioids ... to fuel its own profits," according to a civil lawsuit filed by the Justice Department.
Feds accuse CVS of facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids
The Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
US accuses CVS of filling, billing government for illegal opioid prescriptions
The US Department of Justice announced a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opioid prescriptions and billing federal health insurance programs, contributing to a nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose.
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Breaking News: Civil complaint unsealed against CVS for violating Controlled Substances Act
U.S. Dept. of Justice accuses CVS of unlawfully filling prescriptions for controlled substances in unsealed lawsuit.
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Biden grants clemency to Huntsville ‘pill mill’ doctor who was sentenced in 2017
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