US PHARMACY groups have lodged proceedings against doctors in two Ohio counties, Summit and Cuyahoga, claiming prescribers needed to be held to account for the nation's opioid crisis.
The move follows cases being taken by the counties against the pharmacy chains for dispensing the addictive painkillers, however neither Summit nor Cuyahoga targeted doctors in their case, The Hill reported.
Lawyers for the pharmacy groups including Walgreen, Rite Aid, CVS and Walmart, said the complaint lodged against them failed "to identify even one prescription that was supposedly filled improperly by any pharmacist working for any of the Summit County pharmacy chains".
They added that the action was a "misguided hunt for deep pockets without regard to actual fault or legal liability".
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