The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against CVS Health, accusing the drugstore giant of filling prescriptions for controlled substances that “lacked a legitimate medical purpose."

The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.

CVS is being sued by the Department of Justice for allegedly filling prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, then billing federal health care programs for reimbursement. “Among the large number of unlawful prescriptions that CVS allegedly filled were prescriptions for dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids,

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opioid prescriptions and billing federal health insurance programs, contributing to a nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose.

The DOJ has alleged that CVS Health filled unlawful prescriptions in stores that were understaffed and under pressure to meet corporate performance metrics

The complaint alleges that the retail pharmacy filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked legitimate medical purpose or were not valid.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued CVS Health, accusing the pharmaceutical giant of contributing to the opioid crisis by knowingly filling unlawful prescriptions to boost corporate performance metrics.

CVS Health Corp. pharmacies illegally dispensed controlled substances including opioids, fueling an overdose crisis as short-staffed stores ignored red flags, the US Department of Justice alleged in a whistleblower lawsuit unsealed Wednesday.

The complaint alleges that the country’s largest retail pharmacy violated the False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act.