PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is suing the nation's largest drug wholesaler, claiming the company violated state consumer protection laws by artificially inflating the prices of hundreds of brand-name prescription drugs.

Attorney General Tom Horne announced the lawsuit against McKesson Corp. on Wednesday. The complaint was filed Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court.

The drugs that were alleged to have been marked up included Allegra, Celebrex, Coumadin, Flonase, Lipitor and Valium.

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