Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa will receive more than 70 million dollars in an opioid settlement with the two largest pharmacy chains in the country.
Attorney General Tom Miller released information that says the money is coming from a nearly 11 billion-dollar nationwide agreement with CVS and Walgreens. Miller and Attorneys General from other states accused the two chains of ignoring red flags on opioid prescriptions and failing to detect and prevent the abuse and diversion of the drugs.
CVS is paying five billion dollars and Walgreens five-point-seven billion. Both have agreed to monitor, report, and share data about suspicious activity related to opioids. Iowa is now part of opioid agreements that are expected to bring the state around 320 million dollars.
