{PHARMACIES PAY UP VO 1}
[TITLE: CVS, WALGREENS, WALMART FOUND LIABLE]
CVS WALGREENS AND WALMART HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO PAY UP.
A JUDGE FOUND THE COMPANIES PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR FUELING THE OPIOID CRISIS.
650 MILLION DOLLARS WILL NOW GO TO TWO OHIO COUNTIES.
{ANCHOR]
[KARAH NAME SUPER]
[L3: ‘IGNORED SIGNS’ OF OPIOID CRISIS]
[TITLE]
THE JUDGE SAYS BIG PHARMA IGNORED SIGNS PILLS WERE BEING ABUSED-
BY CONTINUING TO FILL ORDERS.
ALL THREE COMPANIES PLAN TO APPEAL.
[L3: PLAN TO APPEAL DECISION]
THEY SAY PHARMACISTS SHOULDN’T CARRY THE BURDEN FOR FILLING LEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN BY LICENSED DOCTORS.
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[L3: DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR BIG PHARMA]
THE DECISION IS A DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR WALGREENS.
LAST WEEK THEY WERE FOUND LIABLE FOR SAN FRANCISCO’S OPIOID PANDEMIC.
THE RULINGS COULD SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.