DOJ Sues Walmart for Filling Invalid Prescriptions That Fueled Opioid Crisis

A Walmart store in Columbus, Ohio, on March 20, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant unlawfully dispensed controlled substances that fueled the opioid crisis.

A civil complaint filed on Dec. 22 alleges Walmart pharmacists knowingly filled thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances that they knew were invalid.