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Florida Sues Walgreens, CVS For Alleged Role In Opioid Crisis

1:59pm November 19, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

State Attorney General Pam Bondi's office announced Friday that it had added the drugstore chains to a lawsuit filed in May against opioid distributors and manufacturers.

Walgreens has released a statement defending its pharmacist's right to decline to fill a prescription on ethical or religious grounds.

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Provide Drug For Ariz. Woman With Unviable Pregnancy

8:50pm June 25, 2018

by Kat Chow

The company released a statement defending its pharmacist's right to decline to fill a prescription on ethical grounds. The state pharmacy board plans to investigate whether Arizona law was followed.

Kentucky filed a lawsuit against Walgreens on Thursday for allegedly failing to adequately monitor its operations as it shipped and dispensed large quantities of opioids.

Kentucky Sues Walgreens For 'Dual Role' In The State's Opioid Crisis

9:20pm June 14, 2018

The lawsuit alleges the company fulfilled orders "for such large quantities of prescription narcotic pain medication that there could be no associated legitimate medical purpose for their use."

In 2014, Kaiser Health News' Jenny Gold interviewed patients getting blood tests from Theranos at a Walgreens in Palo Alto, Calif., until a fire alarm stopped everything.

Health & Safety

Reporter's Notebook: Theranos And The Mysterious Walgreens Fire Alarm

6:38pm March 20, 2018

by Jenny Gold

A journalist interviewing patients about medical tests that supposedly required only a few drops of blood ran into trouble with representatives from Theranos, the company behind the technology.

Walgreens entered into a partnership three years ago with Theranos, which offered simpler blood-testing methods using a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

National

Walgreens Cuts Ties With Blood-Test Company Theranos

2:40pm June 13, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Walgreens was Theranos' largest revenue source. It cited problems that federal regulators have had with Theranos' lab testing in deciding to end the relationship.

Massachusetts, where this Walgreens outlet is located, is one of the three states where the chain is most concentrated. Regulators could force the company to divest itself of some stores, if its merger with Rite Aid wins approval.

National

Is A Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger Good Medicine For Consumers?

5:48pm October 28, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The deal would unite two of the three largest drugstore chains in the U.S., creating a single company with nearly 13,000 retail outlets. but it will face intense antitrust scrutiny.

Walgreens is one of several pharmacies that have partnered with hospitals to help manage patients after they've returned home.

Health & Safety

Why The Hospital Wants The Pharmacist To Be Your Coach

9:41am February 20, 2013

by Eric Whitney

Hospitals are partnering with pharmacies to keep discharged patients from returning too soon. Walgreens, for one, is helping hospitals to manage patients' medications after they go home.

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