CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle a Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
Summary
CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging that the company unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported on October 13. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances 'to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and safety', PBS NewsHour reported.
Latest: CVS agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging that the company unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions, settling a lawsuit brought in 2024.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 13 October
CVS agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging that the company unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary opioid prescriptions, settling a lawsuit brought in 2024.
- 17:02PBS NewsHourCVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
- 12:38The Philadelphia InquirerCVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions