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Respected Consumer Advocate Public Citizen wants Benicar Banned
November 18, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Santa Cruz, CA: Prospective plaintiffs who did not make it into the $300 million Benicar settlement and concerned about the capacity for filing a Benicar lawsuit going forward will be cheered by the latest petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.
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Left Behind in Benicar Lawsuit Settlement
November 1, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
Camden, NJ: Daiichi Sankyo’s recent $300 million Benicar lawsuit settlement will end the story for some who were hurt by the blood pressure drug. But it will leave others out in the cold.
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Benicar Settlement Will Have No Material Financial Impact to Daiichi Sankyo
September 17, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
New York, NY: It appears as if the recent announcement that Benicar manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo will make available $300 million to settle claims over Benicar side effects will not prove to be a hardship for the Japanese drug maker. The Reuters news agency (08/01/17) reported last month that according to a statement from Daiichi Sankyo, the settlement is expected to be funded by a collective of insurance companies underwriting Daiichi’s liabilities. As such, Daiichi Sankyo said the settlement would not have a material impact on its financial position.
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Are Benicar Generics Flying Under the Radar?
September 4, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
Santa Cruz, CA:Drug maker Daiichi Sankyo has now offered $300 million to settle more than 2,000 Benicar lawsuits based on allegations that blood pressure medications, Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, and Tribenzor caused serious gastrointestinal injuries. But Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Apotex, Inc., Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Ascend Laboratories LLC are in various stages of marketing generic Benicar in the US. A Canadian version of Daichi Sankyo’s Benicar, sold under the name Olmetec, is also available to Americans who manage to do their prescription shopping over the border. Cost-conscious consumers may miss out on information about Benicar side effects when they buy essentially the same drug under another name.
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Deadline Set in $300 Million Settlement in Benicar Lawsuit – Short Window!
August 10, 2017. By Brenda Craig.
Houston, TX Users of the blood pressure medication Benicar will receive an estimated average payout of $100,000 each in a settlement deal reached with Diiachi Sankyo and Forest Laboratories. The company admits no liability but agreed to pay compensation plaintiffs to some individuals who experienced gastrointestinal problems after using the medication.
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Inside the $300 Million Benicar Settlement
August 5, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Camden, NJ: When the manufacturers and marketers of Benicar agreed to the $300 million settlement to resolve state and federal Benicar lawsuits, they did so while admitting no liability for any wrongdoing, and maintaining their position that claims have no merit.
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$300M Benicar Settlement Reached
August 3, 2017. By Lucy Campbell.
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Santa Clara, CA: The makers of the controversial blood pressure medication, Benicar, have agreed a $300 million settlement potentially ending multi-district litigation (MDL) that claims the drug caused gastrointestinal injuries. Forest Laboratories Inc., and Daiichi Sankyo Inc., and about 2,300 plaintiffs in the MDL reached the agreement earlier this week. The settlement addresses claims filed collectively in state and federal court. The plaintiffs alleged personal injury stemming from defective design of Benicar (known generically as olmesartan), which is also in blood pressure products Benicar HCT, Azor and Tribenzor.
One Defendant Dismissed from Benicar Lawsuit, Daiichi Sankyo Remains
June 16, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Trenton, NJ: A Benicar lawsuit alleging Benicar side effects has been disentangled from one if its defendants after a doctor was summarily dismissed from the lawsuit on grounds that his inclusion in the lawsuit was without merit.
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Benicar Illness and Weight Loss Lawsuit Witnesses Must Produce Records
May 7, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Camden, NJ: This spring has seen some developments in the Benicar side effects multidistrict litigation over gastrointestinal issues and sprue-like enteropathy associated with olmesartan (Benicar), a medication prescribed for high blood pressure. By the middle of March there were some 1,800 Benicar cases housed in the Benicar MDL in New Jersey.
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Revenues Drop While Lawsuits Rise over Benicar for Daiichi Sankyo
March 6, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Parsippany, NJ: This could evolve to a compelling year for Japanese-based pharmaceutical giant Daiichi Sankyo following the expiry of its patent exclusivity for Benicar last year and a corresponding drop in revenue for a product characterized as its global mainstay. As generics for olmesartan (Benicar) continue to gain market share in 2017, coupled with a growing number of Benicar lawsuits which number around 1,700 and climbing, industry watchers will be monitoring Daiichi in the coming months and years to see how the corporation responds, and what effect that may have on consumers.
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- Benicar Side Effects Lawsuit Blocked from Remand to State Court By Gordon Gibb (Feb-7-17)
- More Benicar Generics Poised for US Market, Benicar Lawsuits Keep Coming By Gordon Gibb (Jan-1-17)
- Benicar Lawsuit Plaintiffs Attempt Motion for Summary Judgement By Gordon Gibb (Dec-2-16)
- Benicar Lawsuits Suffer Setback, Plaintiffs Going After European Daiichi Unit Directly By Gordon Gibb (Nov-9-16)
- Benicar Lawsuits Move Ahead By Heidi Turner (Oct-8-16)
- Benicar Illness and Weight Loss: From the Doctor’s Mouth By Gordon Gibb (Sep-15-16)
- Patients Still Filing Benicar Lawsuits By Heidi Turner (Aug-28-16)
- Plaintiffs Continue to Advance Benicar Lawsuits, Alleging Defective Product By Gordon Gibb (Jul-30-16)
- Benicar Trials Postponed Until 2017 By Lucy Campbell (Jul-14-16)
- Benicar Lawsuits Continue to Climb While FDA Continues to Support Benicar By Gordon Gibb (Jun-22-16)
- Benicar Site Carries Tons of Info, but Appears to Omit Sprue-Like Enteropathy By Gordon Gibb (May-24-16)
- Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy and Celiac Diseases Often Transposed By Gordon Gibb (Apr-25-16)
- Chronic Diarrhea, Dehydration and Weight Loss: Thanks, Benicar By Gordon Gibb (Mar-25-16)
- Benicar Lawsuits Keep Climbing, Bellwether Trials Expected Later This Year By Gordon Gibb (Feb-28-16)
- Saying Good-bye to 2015: Benicar’s Large Settlement and Consolidated Lawsuits By Heidi Turner (Dec-8-15)
- 1,077 Mass Tort Cases Filed Over Hypertension Drug Benicar By The National Trial Lawyers (Nov-19-15)
- Benicar Lawsuits Keep Coming, Olmesartan Still on the Market By Gordon Gibb (Nov-10-15)
- Benicar Side Effects Lawsuits Consolidated for Pretrial Proceedings By Heidi Turner (Oct-2-15)
- Benicar Lawsuits Continue to Climb By Gordon Gibb (Sep-8-15)
- Benicar Lawsuits Increase Dramatically By Heidi Turner (Aug-12-15)
- Benicar Plaintiffs Continue Coming Forward By Heidi Turner (Jul-19-15)
- Consolidated Benicar Lawsuits Move Forward in Process By Gordon Gibb (Jun-29-15)
- Benicar Lawsuits Centralized in New Jersey By Gordon Gibb (May-12-15)
- Benicar Maker Settles False Claims Act Violations By Heidi Turner (Apr-3-15)
- Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy Continuing to Drive Litigation By Gordon Gibb (Mar-22-15)
- New Benicar Lawsuit Filed By Heidi Turner (Feb-27-15)
- Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy More Than Just “Unpleasant” By Gordon Gibb (Feb-13-15)
- Benicar Lawsuits Continue, Daiichi and Forest Settle $39 Million Whistleblower Suit By Gordon Gibb (Jan-23-15)
- Will 2015 See Benicar Lawsuits Moving Forward? By Heidi Turner (Jan-7-15)
- Benicar Lawsuit Plaintiff Lobbies for Ohio State Consolidation By Gordon Gibb (Dec-24-14)
- Benciar Side Effects Lawsuit Filed By Heidi Turner (Dec-9-14)
- Benicar Side Effects More Than Just a Pain in the Gut By Gordon Gibb (Nov-13-14)
- Popular High Blood Pressure Drug Could Be Tip of the Litigation Iceberg By Gordon Gibb (Oct-23-14)