Pharmacy
September 7, 2022
Pharmacists aren't the 'doctor police': Walmart argues against growing opioid cases
As Walmart faces a tower of lawsuits accusing the company of fueling the opioid epidemic, the retail chain said the accusations are "misguided and dangerous" because they corrode patient's trust in pharmacists and physicians.
August 18, 2022
US pharmacy chains ordered to pay $650m in Ohio opioids suit
A federal judge has ruled that America's three largest pharmacy chains must pay $650.5m (£539.8m) for helping fuel a painkiller crisis in two Ohio counties.
August 18, 2022
Walgreens, CVS and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million in opioid lawsuit
A federal judge ordered three of the country’s largest pharmacy chains to pay $650.6 million to two Ohio counties that they were found to have flooded with prescription painkillers.
August 17, 2022
Statement by Walmart Inc. with respect to the Abatement Ruling for a Single, Two County Trial in the Multidistrict Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio involving Opioids
Plaintiffs’ attorneys sued Walmart in search of deep pockets...
August 17, 2022
CVS, Walmart and Walgreens ordered to pay $650.6 million to Ohio counties in opioid case
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Pharmacy operators CVS (CVS.N), Walmart (WMT.N) and Walgreens (WBA.O) must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
August 17, 2022
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
A federal judge ordered the big pharmacy chains to bear partial responsibility for the deadly drug crisis.
August 17, 2022
2 Ohio counties awarded $650M from pharmacies in opioids suit
The counties won a landmark lawsuit against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.
August 2, 2022
New book chronicles how America's opioid industry operated like a drug cartel
TERRY GROSS, HOST:This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The new book "American Cartel" is about the opioid industry, the manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies behind the opioid epidemic. It's also about their lobbyists and lawyers, many of whom had close ties to members of Congress and high-ranking officials inside the Justice Department.
