Walgreens skimped on compliance and filled millions of prescriptions for narcotics that weren't medically necessary, the Department of Justice alleged in a complaint against the company, first brought by four whistleblowers.

The consolidated whistleblower lawsuit accuses the pharmacy chain of helping to fuel the opioid crisis, by systematically pressuring its pharmacists to fill prescriptions, including controlled substances,

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit late last week against Walgreens alleging the company and its subsidiaries unlawfully dispensed and sought reimbursement for “millions” of prescripti | The pharmacy chain dispensed “dangerous and excessive quantities,

The Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against Walgreens which operates more than 8,000 pharmacies throughout the United States alleging that they

The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids,

In it, the government accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful prescriptions, including for excessive quantities of opioids, early refills of opioids and the so-called “holy trinity” of commonly abused drugs: an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant.

Walgreens shares sank Tuesday, the first day of trading since the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit accusing the pharmacy chain of dispensing "millions of unlawful prescriptions" with no legitimate medical purpose.

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday accused pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to the U.S. opioid epidemic by filling millions of unlawful prescriptions for addictive painkillers and other drugs.

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions across the country since 2012.