Justice CVS Settles $315M Over Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
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- •CVS agreed to pay $315 million to settle allegations of illegal opioid prescriptions.
- •The settlement includes measures to enhance compliance and monitoring of prescription practices.
- •CVS denies wrongdoing but aims to resolve the litigation and improve practices.
CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to a $315 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions and submitting false claims to Medicare. The allegations include dispensing prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and involved dangerous combinations of drugs. The settlement requires CVS to implement additional safeguards to ensure compliance with the Controlled Substances Act. CVS has denied wrongdoing but aims to move forward from the litigation. The case was initiated by a whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2024 by former employee Hillary Estright. The settlement includes a memorandum of agreement with the DEA to establish a hotline for reporting illegal dispensing and to monitor prescribing patterns. The Justice Department emphasized the importance of compliance systems in preventing the improper dispensing of controlled substances.
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