The Justice Department has filed a Lawsuit against CVS Alleging it Filled Fake Prescriptions.
The Justice Department alleges that CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries (collectively, CVS) filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for unlawful prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act. CVS is the country’s largest pharmacy chain, with more than 9,000 pharmacies across the United States.
The complaint alleged that from Oct. 17, 2013, to the present, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice.
“CVS is alleged to have dispensed large amounts of highly addictive opioid medications to persons they knew had no medical need for them,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “Simply put, they put profits over their obligation to keep their customers safe. A pharmacy is the final step in the pharmaceutical distribution process that is in place to keep customers safe. In the fight against the opioid epidemic, the DEA will be relentless in holding those accountable who violate our drug laws and place our communities in danger whether they are a criminal cartel or large pharmacy chain.”
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