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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart agree to pay $12 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

By Abigail Adcox
Published November 2, 2022 3:08pm ET
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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart agree to pay $12 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
CVS Health, Walgreens, and Walmart have tentatively agreed to pay over $12 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits with state, local, and tribal governments accusing the pharmacy chains of mishandling prescriptions of opioid painkillers. CVS would pay approximately $5 billion over the next 10 years, Walgreens would pay at least $4.95 billion over 15 years, […]

CVS Health, Walgreens, and Walmart have tentatively agreed to pay over $12 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits with state, local, and tribal governments accusing the pharmacy chains of mishandling prescriptions of opioid painkillers.

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