The US Department of Justice sued the Walmart supermarket chain accusing her of having contributed to the opioid crisis, very powerful pain relievers that have caused the deaths of about 450,000 people in the United States since 1999.
According to the Department of Justice, Walmart – the largest supermarket chain in the United States and the largest company in the world by revenue – has enabled the sale of opioid drugs through its network of more than 5,000 pharmacies even with invalid prescriptions, without supervise adequately. According to the Justice Department, several Walmart employees had for years reported problems with the systems used by the company to verify the validity of prescriptions, without being heard. Indeed, according to the indictment, Walmart executives pressured pharmacists to accept prescriptions as quickly as possible. Walmart denied all charges and in October had also sued the US federal government to block the lawsuit filed today.
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