The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy for allegedly filling unlawful prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, violating both the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act. The complaint alleges CVS ignored warnings and internal data about suspicious prescriptions, contributing to the opioid epidemic.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act. CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., where there are more than 9,000 pharmacies.
Among the unlawful prescriptions that CVS allegedly filled from Oct. 17, 2013, to the present were for dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions — a dangerous combination of drugs made up of an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant, according to prosecutors.CVS also allegedly filled large quantities of prescriptions for controlled substances written by prescribers it knew to be engaged in “pill mill practices” — that is, prescribers who issue large numbers of controlled substance prescriptions without any medical purpose, investigators said. According to the complaint, CVS ignored substantial evidence from multiple sources, including its own pharmacists and internal data, indicating that its stores were dispensing such prescriptions. A representative of CVS said the company has cooperated with the DOJ’s investigation for more than four years, and strongly disagrees with the allegations and what it called the “false narrative” within the complaint
OPIOID CRISIS CVS PHARMACY FALSE CLAIMS ACT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES HEALTHCARE FRAUD
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