United States Says Walgreens Knowingly Filled Invalid Opioid Prescriptions

( January 21, 2025, 2:46 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — The United States filed a complaint in intervention in four qui tam cases against Walgreen Co. and its affiliates, alleging that the pharmacy chains violated federal law by filling millions of invalid controlled-substance prescriptions, fueling the opioid epidemic throughout the country, according to the complaint filed in an Illinois federal court....