Entrée du magasin Rite Aid. Le ministère de la Justice a annoncé aujourd'hui que les États-Unis ont déposé une plainte dans le cadre d'une action en justice intentée en vertu de la False Claims Act (FCA) contre Rite Aid Corporation et diverses filiales (collectivement Rite Aid), alléguant que Rite Aid avait sciemment rempli des ordonnances illégales pour des substances contrôlées. En plus de alléguer des réclamations en vertu de la CAF, la plainte du gouvernement allègue également des violations de la Loi sur les substances contrôlées (LMMC). Rite Aid est l'une des plus grandes chaînes de pharmacies du pays, avec plus de 2 200 pharmacies dans 17 STAT
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Entrance to the Rite Aid store. The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a complaint in intervention in a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) against Rite Aid Corporation and various subsidiaries (collectively Rite Aid) alleging that Rite Aid knowingly filled unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances. In addition to alleging claims under the FCA, the government’s complaint also alleges violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Rite Aid is one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, with over 2, 200 pharmacies in 17 states. “The Justice Department is using every tool at our disposal to confront the opioid epidemic that is killing Americans and shattering communities across the country, ” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “That includes holding corporations, like Rite Aid, accountable for knowingly filling unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances.” “We allege that Rite Aid filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions that did not meet legal requirements, ” said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. “According to our complaint, Rite Aid’s pharmacists repeatedly filled prescriptions for controlled substances with obvious red flags, and Rite Aid intentionally deleted internal notes about suspicious prescribers. These practices opened the floodgates for millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally out of Rite Aid’s stores.” “The opioid crisis has exacted a heavy toll on communities across the United States, ” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Today’s complaint is an important reminder that the Justice Department will hold accountable any individuals or entities, including pharmacies, that fueled this terrible crisis.” “Pharmacies, physicians, corporations, and other health care entities that have contributed to the proliferation of opioids in our communities and the trag
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