The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Walgreens of illegally dispensing millions of prescriptions for opioid painkillers.

In it, the government accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful prescriptions, including for excessive quantities of opioids, early refills of opioids and the so-called “holy trinity” of commonly abused drugs: an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant.

Walgreens Boots Alliance, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States, is facing a civil complaint filed by the Justice Department in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerou

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. tumbled after the US sued the company last week claiming its pharmacists filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and then sought reimbursements from federal health programs.

Walgreens is in the midst of a bad-news hurricane. The Department of Justice has accused the retailer of violating regulations and ignoring red flags in filling millions of opioid prescriptions. “Walgreens,