A West Side Walgreens at 2340 W. Madison St. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Deerfield-based Walgreens, saying the drugstore chain’s pharmacists filled ...

The Department of Justice sued pharmacy giant Walgreens for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions.

Walgreens is also accused of ignoring evidence, including from its own pharmacists and internal data, that stores were ...

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The Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Walgreens and its subsidiaries alleging unlawful dispensation of millions of prescriptions.

As the news spread, “there was a real sense of ... in that period, it closed 900. Walgreens announced in October that it would shutter 1,200 of its roughly 8,500 stores over three years.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging Walgreens knowingly filled millions of unlawful ...

More Walgreens locations have closed or are closing — including one in Florida — as part of the company's plans to shutter more than 1,000 stores. Walgreens announced in 2024 it would be closing about ...

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The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t issued in professional practice, the Justice Department said.

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.