A lawsuit filed recently on behalf of a Mississippi woman alleges that the blood-pressure drug Benicar HCT caused her colitis and other gastrointestinal complications. This lawsuit is part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in progress in federal court in New Jersey, Top Class Actions reports. … [Read more...] about Mississippi Woman Files Benicar Lawsuit Alleging Drug Caused Colitis

A new lawsuit has been filed over Benicar HCT (olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide), a hypertension medication manufactured by Daiichi-Sankyo and Forest Laboratories. The plaintiff is a Mississippi woman who began taking the drug in 2005. She developed colitis and other gastrointestinal symptoms, allegedly due to Benicar … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Alleges Benicar HCT Led to Colitis