Walgreens' large role at height of opioid crisis is detailed in report

For six years beginning in 2006, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. was ordering 73 percent more oxycodone and hydrocodone pills per store on average compared with other pharmacies, according to a new report. The Washington Post reported on Thursdaythat during those six years, Walgreens was handling about 20 percent of all oxycodone and hydrocodone pills shipped to U.S. pharmacies. The report detailed Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens' (Nasdaq: WBA) purchased 13 billion opioid pills during those six …
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