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Company: Omnicare Inc.
Current Parent Company: CVS Health
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Penalty: $15,300,000
Year: 2020
Date: May 13, 2020
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: Controlled Substances Act violation
Secondary Offense: opioid crisis litigation
Violation Description: Omnicare Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by allowing opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Rhode Island
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-pharmacies
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