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Take Two

Fed agencies investigating CVS pharmacies for wrongly refilling prescriptions

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 29, 2012
Hispanic residents walk by a bilingual sign for a CVS pharmacy on March 28, 2011 in Union City, New Jersey. Union City New Jersey, one of the state’s largest cities, has a population of Hispanic or Latino origin of over 80%. According to the new 2010 Census Bureau statistics reported last Thursday, the Hispanic population in the United States has grown by 43% in the last decade, surpassing 50 million and accounting for about 1 out of 6 Americans.
Residents walk by a bilingual sign for a CVS pharmacy on March 28, 2011 in Union City, New Jersey.
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Fed agencies investigating CVS pharmacies for wrongly refilling prescriptions

The U.S. Justice Department is now investigating claims that CVS pharmacies wrongly refilled prescriptions and charged insurance companies without the knowledge of customers. The practice may be widespread among pharmacies like Target, Walgreens and Rite Aid as well.

The L.A. Times’ David Lazarus joins the show to discuss his recent reporting on the pressure pharmacists face to refill patient prescriptions without their permission.