nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Walmart Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed, Former Pharmacists Say||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by “pill mill” doctors.


Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed

Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go.

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Walmart Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed, Former Pharmacists Say



The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by “pill mill” doctors.


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