Injured Workers Pharmacy Must Pay $11 Million in Opioid Settlement

Injured Workers Pharmacy, the nation's largest mail-order pharmacy that caters to workers' compensation, must pay $11 million to settle charges that it dispensed excessive amounts of opioid medications without keeping an eye on safety. The Massachusetts-based IWP also must abide by a consent order, once it is approved by a judge, and take corrective actions to prevent future missteps, the Massachusetts attorney general said late last week. “Injured Workers Pharmacy created an illegal operation that put dispensing speed and volume over patient and public safety,” Attorney ...