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Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed suit Monday (March 15) against Walgreens under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, saying the drug retailer failed to report and prevent suspicious opioid purchases as it was required to do under the law.
The complaint says the drug retailer failed to institute controls to prevent the diversion of drugs into the black market. Walgreens filled more than 142,090,680 dosage units of oxycodone and hydrocodone in Arkansas from 2006 to 2014. Nine of the company’s pharmacies were among the top 20 recipients of prescription opioids in the state.
“Walgreens helped fuel the opioid crisis by selling, distributing and dispensing far greater quantities of prescription opioids than [were] necessary for legitimate medical use,” Rutledge said in her press conference.
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Earlier this month, a Missouri man decided he had to speak up for his daughter.
Brandon Boulware s resulting testimony, delivered during a March 3 meeting of the Missouri state House, has drawn much attention as some states debate restrictions on trans athletes competing in schools. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Introducing himself as a lifelong Missourian, business lawyer, Christian and the son of a Methodist minister, Boulware spoke during a hearing on a resolution that would ban transgender high school athletes from participating in girls sports in Missouri.