Justice Department sues Walmart for Drug Trafficking

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Justice Department sues Walmart, saying it fueled the nation’s opioid crisis.

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Walmart moving weight?

 

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Walmart moving weight?

the oxys and roxys got them caught up in the game

 

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Thought this was a joke - but now I'm interested.
Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Walmart Inc. for Controlled Substances Act Violations

In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis.

The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundreds of thousands of violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The Justice Department seeks civil penalties, which could total in the billions of dollars, and injunctive relief.

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"As one of the largest pharmacy chains and wholesale drug distributors in the country, Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids," Jeffrey Bossert Clark, acting assistant attorney general of the Civil Division, said in a statement.
"Instead, for years, it did the opposite — filling thousands of invalid prescriptions at its pharmacies and failing to report suspicious orders of opioids and other drugs placed by those pharmacies," he added. "This unlawful conduct contributed to the epidemic of opioid abuse throughout the United States. Today's filing represents an important step in the effort to hold Walmart accountable for such conduct."

If the retailer is found liable in the case, it could face civil penalties of up to $67,627 for each unlawful prescription filled and $15,691 for each suspicious order not reported.

 

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I was a pharmacy manager at sams club a while back. Pharmacists are intimidated into filling these scripts to keep up with metrics

 

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