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CVS Health Opioid Lawsuit Florida Settlement Overview:
- Who: CVS Health has reached a $484 million settlement agreement with the State of Florida.
- Why: The settlement resolves claims related to CVS Health’s sale of prescription opioids at its pharmacies in Florida.
- Where: The settlement resolves claims in the State of Florida.
CVS Health has agreed to pay the State of Florida $484 million to resolve claims related to the sale of prescription opioids at its pharmacies.
The settlement agreement releases CVS from being a defendant in Florida’s opioid lawsuit, which is set to begin this month, according to CVS Health.
“Putting these claims behind us is in the best interest of all parties and helps sharpen our focus on delivering a personalized, connected health care experience for the millions of consumers who rely on us,” Thomas Moriarty, chief policy and external affairs officer and general counsel of CVS Health said, in a statement.
The settlement funds will be paid over an 18-year period, according to CVS, which says it expects the state to use the money to support “efforts to combat opioid addiction and abuse.”
CVS Health says it will also work to establish efforts aimed at combating opioid abuse, including offering educational programs for both providers and patients.
CVS To Ensure Pharmacists ‘Exercise Professional Obligations’
CVS Health says it will also, among other things, invest in technology that will help ensure its pharmacists are “exercising their professional obligations.”
“We look forward to continuing our longstanding partnership with the State of Florida in providing programs, services and solutions to reduce the illegitimate use of opioid medications,” Moriarty said.
CVS Health says the settlement agreement is not an admission of any wrongdoing on its part, and that it will continue to “vigorously defend against other lawsuits relating to opioids.”
Last month, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $26 billion to put to bed claims it helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Has CVS Health sold you prescription opioids in the State of Florida? Let us know in the comments!
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CVS was my insurance company’s preferred pharmacy and my pain medication prescriptions were filled by them
When Purdue ceased and generic came to us, i could SMELL the drug on my skin after 3 days. U say CVS LIED. sais, well that’s the same as you received last month, Dec. It frikin wasn’t. I haven’t taken any since. Poison poison poison and greed greed greed lies lies lies
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I use to get prescription pain medicine from cvs and Walgreens at different times in Florida. The drug manufacturers should be held accountable for this crisis we have endured for long enough.
opioids prescribed to people that really need them are being cut off. And the doctors are having to cut back Pain meds. So many people are suffering in pain. So, people are buying anything they want off the streets and street fentanyl is what’s killing people. They buy it off the streets and no clue how much to take. Instead of making the Doctors cut back on opioids to people that really needs them, go clean up the streets arrest the ppl that sell their opioids on the streets. My son almost died from street fentanyl. If we hadn’t been home he would of overdosed
I agree. I’m in chronic pain. It’s becoming more difficult to get prescription pain medication when needed. Many people are dealing with this. No one is thinking of those that have legitimate issues. Good luck with your son.