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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi SA were ordered by a U.S. judge on Monday to pay more than $834 million to the state of Hawaii for failing to properly warn non-white patients of health risks from its blood thinner Plavix. ....
2 Min Read (Reuters) - A judge in Hawaii on Monday ordered Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi SA to pay more than $834 million to the state for failing to warn non-white patients properly of health risks from its blood thinner Plavix. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Plavix shown on display at a pharmacy in North Aurora, Illinois July 24, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/File Photo Judge Dean Ochiai in Honolulu concluded the companies engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices from 1998 to 2010 by failing to change the drug’s label to warn doctors and patients despite knowing some of the risks. Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors, whose office sued the companies in 2014, said the ruling “puts the pharmaceutical industry on notice that it will be held accountable for conduct that deceives the public and places profit above safety.” ....
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi State have been ordered to pay $834 million to Hawaii after losing a case in the state. The pharmaceutical companies were asked for compensation in connection with their Plavix medicine that was said to have not been labeled correctly. The pharmaceutical companies’ violation Previously, Bristol-Myers and Sanofi said that Plavix has little or no effect on individuals of Pacific Island ancestry, but it turned out to be risky for non-white patients. In the ruling, it was stated that the companies failed to warn non-white patients about health risks from using the said blood thinner drug. The court said that Bristol-Myers and Sanofi should have put a warning on the label of Plavix so the users will be aware of the risks. It also stated that the drug was illegally marketed and placed many lives in danger. ....