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DOJ sues Rite Aid for missing ‘red flags’ in opioid crisis

By Abigail Adcox
Published March 14, 2023 7:49pm ET
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DOJ sues Rite Aid for missing ‘red flags’ in opioid crisis
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009 file photo, a customer enters a Rite Aid store in Detroit. Rite Aid reports quarterly financial results on Thursday, June 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) | Paul Sancya

The Department of Justice is suing pharmaceutical giant Rite Aid, alleging that the company knowingly filled unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances that had “red flags” amid the country’s opioid crisis.

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