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February 13, 2014

Boehringer facing more than 2,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner

Quoted from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-boehringer-pradaxa-idUSBREA1C0PW20140213

 
 

Boehringer facing more than 2,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner

FRANKFURT Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:03am EST

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim said on Thursday it is facing more than 2,000 lawsuits in the United States over claims its blockbuster drug Pradaxa, the first in a new class of stroke prevention pills, caused severe and fatal bleeding.

The unlisted company confirmed the number of cases reported on Thursday by German newspaper Handelsblatt, adding the risk of side effects was known and had to be weighed against the drug's life saving potential.

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