Under the settlement agreement, announced Sept. 9 by U.S. Attorney Scott Murray, Osco Pharmacy agreed to pay $30,000 to resolve claims that it filled 13 fraudulent prescriptions between December 2013 and July 2014 in New Hampshire. Rite Aid agreed to pay $22,500 to resolve claims it filled 15 fraudulent prescriptions between December 2013 and June 2014 in New Hampshire.
The investigations into both alleged acts found that pharmacists should have known the prescriptions were fraudulent, the Justice Department said.
The Controlled Substances Act prohibits pharmacists from distributing controlled substances without a valid prescription, which must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a licensed practitioner.
Both pharmacies denied liability.
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