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Walgreens added to San Francisco’s opioid epidemic through sale of prescription drugs, judge says
FILE - This June 25, 2019, photo, shows a sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, July 6, 2022, that pharmacies could now prescribe Pfizer's Paxlovid pill directly to COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Walgreens settles lawsuit related to Florida’s opioid crisis for US$683-million
FILE - The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass. The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida in a lawsuit accusing the company of improperly dispensing millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis, state officials said Thursday, May 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Florida accuses Walgreens of feeding opioid crisis as civil trial against pharmacy chain begins
FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens store is seen in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar/File Photo
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Jury holds three U.S. pharmacy chains responsible for role in opioid crisis
FILE PHOTO: The combination photo shows a logo of CVS in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016, re-usable Walmart bags in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago September 21, 2011 and a Walgreens sign in the Chicago suburb of Niles, Illinois, February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Jim Young/File Photo
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Walgreens to invest over $5.5-billion in health services push
FILE - In this June 26, 2006 file photo, window shoppers look at a Walgreens storefront in San Francisco. Walgreens says it will close five more stores in San Francisco next month because of organized retail theft. The drugstore chain has closed at least 10 stores in the city since the start of 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina stepping down
A Walgreens retail store is seen in Boston.