What Rite Aid’s bankruptcy filing means for customers, prescriptions

What Rite Aid's bankruptcy filing means for customers, prescriptions

(NEXSTAR) – The Rite Aid Corporation has filed for bankruptcy protection to reduce the company’s significant debt and restructure. The move, announced Sunday, comes amid Rite Aid’s ongoing financial challenges, including those posed by opioid-related lawsuits. Rite Aid, however, assured its customers that it would not cease operations and would continue to serve its customers …

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Rite Aid pharmacy chain files for bankruptcy

Rite Aid pharmacy chain files for bankruptcy

Comment on this storyComment Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy late Sunday, dragged by years of debt and a series of lawsuits alleging the pharmacy chain helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic by illegally filling painkiller prescriptions. In a statement regarding the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the company said it received a commitment of $3.45 billion …

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