The US pharmacy chain/drugstore Walgreens $WBA (-0,31 %) has agreed a settlement of 300 million US dollars with the US government. The settlement relates to allegations that the company supplied large quantities of illegal prescriptions for powerful painkillers such as opioids without adequately verifying their validity. The lawsuit was brought as part of the US judiciary's extensive efforts to deal with the opioid crisis. Walgreens said it wanted to take responsibility with the settlement without admitting guilt. The company emphasizes that it has now introduced stricter internal control mechanisms to prevent such incidents in the future.
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