U.S. Intervenes In Rite Aid False Claims Suit For Filling Suspect Opioid Scripts

(March 14, 2023, 1:55 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — Following through on a judge’s January order, the United States on March 13 filed a complaint-in-intervention in a false claims lawsuit alleging that Rite Aid Corp. pharmacies filled “unlawful and medically unnecessary” prescriptions for opioids and other abuse-prone drugs....