Kentucky Sues Walgreens For 'Dual Role' In The State's Opioid Crisis

By artappraiser on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 6:14am |

By Vanessa Romo & Gabriela Saldiva @ NPR.org, June 14

Kentucky's Attorney General announced on Thursday that the state is suing the pharmacy chain Walgreens for allegedly exacerbating the "man-made" opioid crisis, by playing a dual role in in the supply chain as both the distributor and dispenser.

The lawsuit also asserts the company willfully ignored its own safeguard systems that are designed to protect consumers and monitor their drug consumption.

The lawsuit, filed in Boone County, claims parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance fulfilled orders "for such large quantities of prescription narcotic pain medication that there could be no associated legitimate medical purpose for their use." [....]

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https://www.npr.org/2018/06/14/620154365/kentucky-sues-walgreens-for-dual-role-in-the-states-opioid-crisis