Walmart settled lawsuit accusing it of ‘unlawfully dispensing opioids’

The suit alleged Walmart “violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling thousands of invalid prescriptions."

Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions for controlled substances that fueled the opioid crisis, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement resolves a federal lawsuit filed in 2020 that accused the retail g

The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms.

Walmart settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department on Friday after the retail giant faced sweeping accusations that it fueled a nationwide opioid epidemic for years by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its ‌pharmacies. A joint stipulation dismissing the case was filed on Thursday in federal ‌court ⁠in Wilming

Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit, which sought billions, for $50 million  Reuters

Walmart settled claims that it filled thousands of invalid prescriptions at its pharmacies at the height of the opioid epidemic.