CVS Pharmacy is asking a Rhode Island federal judge to dismiss most of the U.S. Department of Justice’s claims that it knowingly filled invalid opioid prescriptions. The company argues the government failed to prove its pharmacists knew the prescriptions were unlawful. The lawsuit, unsealed in December, alleges CVS dispensed opioids in excessive amounts despite red flags. CVS maintains it has programs to block questionable prescriptions and says the government lacked evidence. The case is ongoing.
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