Eli5, with all of the new updates on the Opiod payouts from drug manufacturers, why are Walgreens and CVS being punished so significantly?

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Essentially title. I understand why drug makers who claimed drugs were not addictive or pushed doctors to prescribe with ease should be punished. I’m confused why Walgreens and CVS paid such steep fines. In my head, it feels like suing the airport because Boeing makes terrible planes lately.

Thanks for the help!

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Walgreens and CVS knew they were filling too many opiates scripts. They could see the increase in their inventory orders and in their revenue.

Additionally, a pharmacy and their pharmacists serve as part of a final safety backstop for patients. A pharmacist can most certainly stop an unsafe prescription from being distributed.

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