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The lawsuit, filed earlier this month, names big pharmaceutical players like Eli Lilly, CVS, and UnitedHealth. Lawyers for Henrico say the companies were “unjustly enriched” as the county was made to pay “fictitious prices” for insulin, a key drug for 11% of Americans who live with diabetes.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $500 million to New Mexico to settle claims that its pharmacies helped fuel opioid addiction in the state by failing to stop illegal pill sales, lawyers for the state announced on Friday.
New Mexico's lawsuit against Walgreens was one of more than 3,300 filed by state and local governments accusing pharmacies and distributors of ignoring red flags that opioids were being diverted to the black market.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $500 million to New Mexico to settle claims that its pharmacies helped fuel opioid addiction in the state by failing to stop illegal pill sales, lawyers for the state announced on Friday.