Walgreens Shares Plummet Amid US Opioid Dispensing Probe

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. saw its shares plummet by as much as 14% following a US lawsuit that claims the company’s pharmacists improperly filled prescriptions without legitimate medical purposes and then sought reimbursements from federal health programs. The stock had already lost 44% over the past 12 months before the suit was announced.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/walgreens-plunges-after-us-alleges-improper-opioid-dispensing