# CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department opioid prescription case

https://mins.news/en/item/98469

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-13 18:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://bit.ly/3U1N0Px

> CVS Pharmacy Inc. and several subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging they unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions for highly addictive opioids.

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