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Justice Department Seeks Permanent Injunction Against San Antonio-Area Pharmacist for Controlled Substances Act Violations

On January 21, the DOJ announced it had filed a civil complaint seeking to permanently enjoin the owner of a San Antonio-area pharmacy from unlawfully dispensing opioids and other controlled substances. A copy of the Complaint can be found HERE. A copy of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction can be found below. The United States has alleged that Defendants fueled and profited from the opioid epidemic by repeatedly dispensing powerful opioids prone to abuse in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). According to the… Read More »Justice Department Seeks Permanent Injunction Against San Antonio-Area Pharmacist for Controlled Substances Act Violations

U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Suit Against Philadelphia Pharmacy and Pharmacist for Illegally Dispensing Opioids and Health Care Fraud

On January 27, 2022, the DOJ announced that the United States filed a civil lawsuit against a Philadelphia-based pharmacy and pharmacist. The Complaint can be found below. The United States alleges that this civil lawsuit was brought to hold the pharmacy and its then-owner/pharmacist accountable for the illegal dispensing of controlled substances, including opioids, and fraud on Medicare and other federal health care programs. According to the Complaint, the pharmacy is alleged to have been the top retail pharmacy purchaser of oxycodone in the entire… Read More »U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Suit Against Philadelphia Pharmacy and Pharmacist for Illegally Dispensing Opioids and Health Care Fraud