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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens Settlement - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances.

The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement reached last Friday.

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