CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government

What happened

CVS Pharmacy Inc., a Rhode Island-based pharmacy chain, and its related corporate entities (collectively, CVS) have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that, from October 17, 2013 through December 2, 2025, CVS illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and then sought payment for many of those invalid prescriptions...

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2 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
   CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government ↗Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 AM
2. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 80%
   CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government ↗Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 AM

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• CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government Observed

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1. October 13, 2026 at 8:00 AMFirst reported

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