WPRO News and the Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – CVS Health will pay the government $450,000 to settle allegations that several Rhode Island pharmacy locations filled a number of forged and invalid painkiller prescriptions.
U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha announced the agreement Monday.
The government says the locations filled a number of forged prescriptions with invalid DEA numbers and multiple prescriptions written by nurse practitioners for the opioid painkiller hydrocodone. According to a release form the Department of Justice, pharmacists are also required to check on the legitimacy of prescription orders.
Neronha’s office says failure to identify illegitimate prescription orders contributes to the opioid and painkiller problem in Rhode Island.
CVS has denied wrongdoing.
