 CVS Health Corp NYSE:CVS, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc NASDAQ:WBA, and Walmart Inc NYSE:WMT have agreed to pay about 13.8 billion to resolve thousands of US state and local lawsuits accusing the pharmacy chains of mishandling opioid pain drugs. CVS said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay about 5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens said that it had agreed to pay about 5.7 billion over 15 years. 