Walmart’s sales of opioids are being looked at by the Texas attorney

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he is investigating whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions.
• And failed to report suspicious orders.
• Paxton: Opioids have caused addiction and the deaths of thousands of people each year.
• The investigation focuses on Walmart’s compliance with a requirement to submit documentation related to its opioid orders.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was researching whether Walmart (WMT.N) inappropriately filled remedies and neglected to report dubious orders while selling narcotic medications.

Paxton said he had opened a common examination concerning Walmart’s expected infringement of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act connecting with the advancement, deal, apportioning, and dissemination of remedy narcotics.

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The examination centers around Walmart’s consistency with a prerequisite to submitting documentation connected with its narcotic orders to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and all Texas state offices in Texas, Paxton said.

“I have battled for Texans who have been unfortunately affected by the unlawful promoting an offer of narcotics, which have caused habit and the awkward passings of thousands of individuals every year,”

Paxton said. “I’m focused on considering drug stores responsible on the off chance that they assumed a part in this overwhelming pestilence.”