2026年8月28日 / 美国东部时间下午12:38 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
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玛丽·坎宁安是CBS MoneyWatch的记者。她曾在《60分钟》、CBS新闻网和CBS新闻24/7频道工作，为哥伦比亚广播公司新闻实习项目成员。
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沃尔玛周五与美国政府达成协议，了结一起诉讼。该诉讼指控这家折扣零售商旗下药房非法分销阿片类药物。
“我们很高兴解决此事，并将继续支持我们的药剂师每天为患者提供卓越护理的出色工作，”沃尔玛一名发言人在发给CBS新闻的电子邮件中说道。
司法部在另一份声明中确认了该和解协议。“我们将继续追究那些非法开方、营销、分销或配送行为加剧阿片类药物危机、将美国社区置于风险之中的公司和个人的责任，”司法部一名发言人说道。
沃尔玛和司法部未披露和解金额。
司法部于2020年12月对沃尔玛提起诉讼，指控该公司违反《管制物质法》，填写数千张无效处方，且未报告可疑药品订单。联邦检察官指控沃尔玛的行为加剧了阿片类药物泛滥危机——这场危机从1999年持续至2023年，期间超过80万人死于阿片类药物过量。
该诉讼是在司法部历时多年的调查之后发起的。根据司法部的说法，如果沃尔玛被判有罪，每填写一张非法处方将被处以67627美元罚款，每一起未报告的可疑订单将被处以15691美元罚款。
沃尔玛官网显示，其在全美拥有近4600家药房，可开具仿制药、胰岛素、GLP-1类药物及其他药品的处方。
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/investigation-opioid-settlement-money-fund-law-enforcement/
Walmart settles Justice Department lawsuit over unlawfully dispensing opioids
August 28, 2026 / 12:38 PM EDT / CBS News
By Mary Cunningham
Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. She previously worked at “60 Minutes,” CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.
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Walmart reached an agreement with the U.S. government on Friday to settle a lawsuit that accused the discount retailer of unlawfully dispensing opioids from its pharmacies.
“We are pleased to resolve this matter and will continue supporting the exceptional work our pharmacists do every day to provide outstanding patient care,” a Walmart spokesperson said in an email to CBS News.
The Justice Department acknowledged the settlement in a separate statement. “We will continue to hold accountable companies and individuals whose unlawful prescribing, marketing, dispensing or distributing practices contributed to the opioid crisis and put American communities at risk,” a department spokesperson said.
Walmart and the Justice Department did not disclose the settlement amount.
The Justice Department sued Walmart in December 2020, alleging the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling thousands of invalid prescriptions and failing to report suspicious drug orders. Federal prosecutors alleged Walmart’s actions contributed to the opioid epidemic, a period spanning from 1999 to 2023 during which over 800,000 people died from opioid overdoses.
The lawsuit came after a multiyear investigation by the Justice Department. If Walmart was held liable, it would have been forced to pay $67,627 for each unlawful prescription it filled and $15,691 for each suspicious order it failed to report, according to the Justice Department.
Walmart’s website says it has nearly 4,600 pharmacies nationwide, where it fills prescriptions for generic drugs, insulin, GLP-1 medications and other drugs.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/investigation-opioid-settlement-money-fund-law-enforcement/
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