By Staff Reporters
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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart agree to pay $13 billion over opioids
The pharmacy chains have reached a tentative deal to settle thousands of lawsuits brought by state and local governments that accuse them of contributing to the opioid epidemic.
If the deal goes through, CVS and Walgreens will each cough up around $5 billion, and Walmart will reportedly be on the hook for $3 billion.
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Filed under: Breaking News, Drugs and Pharma, Ethics, Health Insurance, Risk Management | Tagged: CVs, Drugs, opioids, pharma, pharmaceuticals, Walgreen's, Walmart |
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