Walgreens To Pay Fla. $683M In Opioid Settlement

FILE – The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass. The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida in a lawsuit accusing the company of improperly dispensing millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis, state officials said Thursday, May … Continue reading Walgreens To Pay Fla. $683M In Opioid Settlement

Walgreens Fed Opioid Addiction, Florida Says as Trial Starts

A Walgreens store is seen in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2021. (Eileen T. Meslar/Reuters) Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. supplied billions of opioid pills to drug addicts and criminals, contributing to an addiction epidemic in Florida, a lawyer for the state said on Monday as a civil trial against the pharmacy chain got underway. Walgreens filled one … Continue reading Walgreens Fed Opioid Addiction, Florida Says as Trial Starts