CVS to Stop Filling Some Prescriptions for Painkillers in Florida

CVS retail pharmacies told some Florida physicians it will stop filling the prescriptions of "potent and addictive drugs," according to a Reuter's report.

CVS's public relations director Michael DeAngelis told Reuters that letters had been sent to a small number of physicians informing them of the decision. A copy of the letter appeared online and said the pharmacy would stop filling prescriptions for schedule II narcotic controlled substances, which include morphine and oxycodone.

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