USA. DOJ sues pharmaceutical distributor for more than $1B over role in opioid epidemic
USA. DOJ sues pharmaceutical distributor for more than $1B over role in opioid epidemic
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against AmerisourceBergen Corp., a drug distributor the DOJ alleges “fueled” the country’s opioid epidemic.
The complaint claims AmerisourceBergen, one of the country’s largest drug distributors, repeatedly refused to fulfill its legal obligation to report suspicious orders or alert the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to suspicious customer behavior. The DOJ also alleges that AmerisourceBergen continually violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to follow the proper steps for distributing opioids under the Act. The DOJ filed the complaint in civil court and seeks over $1 billion in damages. (Jurist, USA, 29.12.2022)
https://www.jurist.org/news/2022/12/doj-sues-pharmaceutical-distributor-for-more-than-1b-over-role-in-opioid-epidemic/