CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Logan County pharmacy has agreed to pay penalties related to allegations of filling illegitimate prescriptions.
Family Discount Pharmacy, which closed its Mount Gay location in 2019, was under federal investigation because of prescriptions filled between January 2013 and December 2018.
Investigators determined pharmacists filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances without legitimate medical reasons.
Family Discount Pharmacy agreed to pay $310,000 related to the allegations.
U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart said when pharmacies fail to comply with the terms of the Controlled Substances Act it contributes to the opioid epidemic causing harm to citizens and communities.
“This settlement agreement demonstrates that my Office, the DEA and other federal, state and local law enforcement partners, are using all tools available to address the opioid crisis,” Stuart said.