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Walgreen's Policy Draws Fraud Charges The Walgreen's pharmacy chain is the subject of a lawsuit filed by consumers charging fraud over the company's drug expiration-date policy. The suit, which is being considered for class-action status, alleges that Walgreen's ignores Food and Drug Administration regulations by printing a one-year expiration date on prescription drugs, regardless of when they expire. Hear NPR's Snigdha Prakash.

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Walgreen's Policy Draws Fraud Charges

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Walgreen's Policy Draws Fraud Charges

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The Walgreen's pharmacy chain is the subject of a lawsuit filed by consumers charging fraud over the company's drug expiration-date policy. The suit, which is being considered for class-action status, alleges that Walgreen's ignores Food and Drug Administration regulations by printing a one-year expiration date on prescription drugs, regardless of when they expire. Hear NPR's Snigdha Prakash.