As part of a settlement with the state, CVS Pharmacy will require its pharmacy staff in Massachusetts to check the state's Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) before filling prescriptions for "commonly misused opioids," Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.
The PMP collects dispensing data on certain drugs and allows doctors and pharmacists to monitor patient prescription history.
In a statement, Healey's office called it a "first-in-the-nation settlement with the largest pharmacy chain in the country."
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