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Opioid Crisis: Walmart, CVS, Walgreens To Pay $650M in Damages

  • #Medicine & healthcare
  • #Lawsuits
  • #Pharmaceuticals
  • #Verdicts & sentences
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AUG 2022
Image copyright: AP [via The Washington Post]
story last updated AUG 2022

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

These retailers had policies to stem the flow of prescription medication - it was common practice for pharmacists to voice concerns and notify authorities about suspicious orders. But ultimately the pharmacies didn't decide whether people needed the prescriptions, they were simply compelled to fulfill them. The companies aren't responsible for the opioid problems and have only been sued because the counties were in search of deep pockets and a scapegoat.

Daily Mail

Establishment-critical narrative

Retailers profited from neglectfully oversupplying blue-collar communities in Ohio with highly addictive pills - this is a victory for justice. This order may be a tide turning case for thousands of other communities seeking to hold big pharmacies accountable for the public health disaster that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.

Washington Post

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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