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DOJ sues Walgreens for 'knowingly' filling millions of prescriptions that lacked legit medical purposes

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Department of Justice sues pharmacy giant Walgreens for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions.

The prescriptions "lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice," DOJ says.

"These practices allowed millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally," DOJ alleges.

300 -page lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago .

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