(Seewer, 11/23)ĬVS, Walgreens And Walmart Are Responsible For Flooding Ohio Counties With Pain Pills, Jury Says How much the pharmacies must pay in damages will be decided in the spring by a federal judge. Lake and Trumbull counties blamed the three chain pharmacies for not stopping the flood of pills that caused hundreds of overdose deaths and cost each of the two counties about $1 billion, said their attorney, who in court compared the pharmacies’ dispensing to a gumball machine. city and county governments that want to hold pharmacies accountable for their roles in the opioid crisis. Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible For Role In Opioid CrisisĬVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday in a verdict that could set the tone for U.S. The companies say they did nothing wrong and will appeal this ruling. for their role in the national opioid epidemic.
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