Walgreens skimped on compliance and filled millions of prescriptions for narcotics that weren’t medically necessary, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged in a complaint against the company, first brought by four whistleblowers.
The U.S. has been in the grip of a massive opioid addiction epidemic, fueled by prescription pain killers, primarily Oxycontin, the DOJ and states have alleged in dozens of lawsuits against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and others.
