US Government Files Lawsuit , Against Rite Aid for Contributing to , the Opioid Crisis.
On March 13, the United States government sued Rite Aid Corp,
claiming that the pharmacy chain missed "red flags" while filling
hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances.
On March 13, the United States government sued Rite Aid Corp,
claiming that the pharmacy chain missed "red flags" while filling
hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances.
NBC reports that the complaint filed by the Department of Justice alleges that prescriptions were filled that were medically unnecessary.
NBC reports that the complaint filed by the Department of Justice alleges that prescriptions were filled that were medically unnecessary.
The complaint also alleges that these prescriptions
for controlled substances, including opioids,
were filled between May of 2014 and June of 2019.
The Justice Department is using
every tool at our disposal to confront
the opioid epidemic that is killing
Americans and shattering
communities across the country, Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General, via NBC.
According to the lawsuit, Rite Aid pharmacists ignored obvious signs of abuse and intentionally deleted
internal warnings regarding suspicious prescribers.
According to the lawsuit, Rite Aid pharmacists ignored obvious signs of abuse and intentionally deleted
internal warnings regarding suspicious prescribers.
One of the nation's largest
pharmacy chains, Rite Aid, operates
over 2,330 stores across 17 states.
'NYT' reports that the Justice Department also accuses
the pharmacy chain of violating the federal False
Claims Act in regard to government healthcare programs.
Along with Rite Aid, the Justice Department has also filed
lawsuits against Walmart Inc and drug distributor
AmerisourceBergen Corp for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis.
Along with Rite Aid, the Justice Department has also filed
lawsuits against Walmart Inc and drug distributor
AmerisourceBergen Corp for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis.
Between 1999 and 2020, over 500,000 people
died of drug overdoses in the United States. .
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, in 2020 alone,
over 90,000 people died from overdoses