Lawsuit accuses Family Dollar of knowingly selling adulterated drugs
Family Dollar is accused of selling unsafe drugs to its customers and knowing they were doing it.
We’re talking about common medications like Tylenol, Advil, even children’s medications that were adulterated and should have been pulled from shelves.
A lawsuit filed yesterday claims Family Dollar exposed millions of dollars' worth of over-the-counter drugs to extreme temperatures in warehouses and trucks, but sold them to customers anyway to avoid massive losses.
Over the last couple of years, there have been several recalls of medications from Family Dollar stores for this reason and WRAL reported on at least two of them in 2023.
This lawsuit goes a step further, claiming Family Dollar knew back in February 2022 that it was unlawfully storing these drugs, but kept selling them until recalls were issued.
The suit also suspects Family Dollar is currently selling adulterated drugs in stores all over the country.
The conditions that medications are stored in are important because extreme temperatures can damage the identity, strength, quality and purity of the medications; according to the suit.
A company spokesperson gave WRAL News a statement on the matter:
"While we don’t comment on the particulars of active litigation, we want to reinforce our commitment to providing safe, quality and effective products to our customers and to complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including product storage."
