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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Walgreens
Current Parent Company: Walgreens Boots Alliance
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Penalty: $74,763,583
Year: 2024
Date: February 28, 2024
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Secondary Offense: opioid crisis litigation
Mega-Scandal: Opioid Crisis
Violation Description: Walgreens will pay $75 million to the state of Maryland for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Maryland Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Maryland
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-pharmacies
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.