AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a Civil Investigative Demand to Walmart for potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act relating to the promotion, sale, dispensing, and distribution of prescription opioids.
Walmart is required to report documentation of orders from January 2006 to the present to the Drug Enforcement Administration and all Texas state agencies in Texas.
The OAG is investigating whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances and whether Walmart failed to report suspicious orders as required by law.
“I have fought for Texans who have been tragically impacted by the illegal marketing and sale of opioids, which have caused addiction and the untimely deaths of thousands of people each year,” Paxton said in a press release. “I am committed to holding pharmacies accountable if they played a role in this devastating epidemic.”
For the state of Texas, Paxton has secured more than $1.8 billion from the makers and distributors of prescription opioids.