According to the complaint,“Walgreens and CVS violated these duties of care by dispensingextremely large amounts of opioids from their retail pharmacystores in Florida.” (Photo: Shutterstock)
As the opioid crisis continues to take an economic toll on our country, many states arecracking down on those they feel areresponsible for the worsening epidemic and recoup some of the costof cleaning it up. The latest culprits in the hot seat?Pharmaceutical giants Walgreens and CVS.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday filed an amendedcomplaint against opioid manufacturers and distributors toinclude Insys Therapeutics Inc., Walgreens Co., CVS HealthcareCorp. and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. as additional defendants.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
