On Wednesday, the Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint alleging that CVS Pharmacy Inc. and its subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions, violating the federal Controlled Substances Act and contributing to the opiate crisis that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The complaint also accuses CVS of seeking reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for these illicit prescriptions, in violation of the False Claims Act.
The DOJ claims that since October 2013, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, including “dispensing massive quantities of opioids”, early fills, and dangerous “trinity” prescriptions—combinations of opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants. CVS is also accused of filling prescriptions from “pill mill” doctors—those who issue large volumes of prescriptions without medical justification.
Prosecutors assert that CVS ignored evidence from its own pharmacists including data that showed the unlawful prescriptions being filled at its stores. The government also points to staffing shortages that hindered pharmacists’ ability to properly verify prescriptions, accusing CVS’s corporate practices of prioritizing “profits over safety.” The DOJ argues that these actions played a role in fueling the opioid epidemic, which has led to a devastating number of overdose deaths across the nation.
The complaint states:
CVS’s actions contributed to the opioid crisis, a national public health emergencywith devastating effects in the United States. Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Americans have died as the result of overdoses from opioids and other controlled substances,including from the illegitimate use of prescription opioids and other prescription drugs. […]
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