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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday he is launching an investigation into Walmart’s opioid sales to determine if the retail giant improperly filled prescriptions.
Paxton issued a civic investigative demand to Walmart for possible violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, according to a news release from his office.
The CID is related to the promotion, sale, dispensing and distribution of prescription opioids. Fox News has reached out to Walmart.
“I have fought for Texans who have been tragically impacted by the illegal marketing and sale of opioids, which have caused addiction and the untimely deaths of thousands of people each year,” Paxton said in a release. “I am committed to holding pharmacies accountable if they played a role in this devastating epidemic.”
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The Walmart in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into Walmart’s opioid sales to determine if the retail giant improperly filled prescriptions. (Google Maps)
The investigation will center on Walmart’s compliance with submitting documents related to opioid orders dating back to January 2006 to the Drug Enforcement Administration and state agencies.
The federal government sued Walmart in 2020 over its role in fueling the nation’s opioid crisis.
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The Justice Department’s lawsuit claimed that Walmart sought to boost profits by understaffing its pharmacies and pressuring employees to fill prescriptions quickly. That made it difficult for pharmacists to reject invalid prescriptions, enabling widespread drug abuse nationwide, the suit alleges
