Costco reaches settlement with DOJ

January 30, 2017 by MMR Costco Whole­sale Corp., Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, prescriptions 2017, Issue 01-30-2017, Issues

WASHINGTON — Costco Whole­sale Corp. has agreed to an $11.75 million settlement with the Department of Justice over claims that it improperly filled prescriptions for controlled ­substances. Also under the agreement, the Drug Enforcement Administration over the next three years can make unannounced and unrestricted inspections of all DEA-registered Costco ­pharmacies. The allegations concerned Costco