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# Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit, Justice Department says

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Walmart (WMT.O) has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies, the Department of Justice said on Friday.

Terms were not immediately available.

“The Department is pleased to have reached a settlement with Walmart resolving allegations that its pharmacies failed to comply with their obligations under the Controlled Substances Act in dispensing opioids and other controlled substances,” a Justice Department spokesperson said.

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