www.fdanews.com/articles/195544-bms-sanofi-push-back-against-hawaiis-plavix-litigation
BMS, Sanofi Push Back Against Hawaii’s Plavix Litigation
January 20, 2020
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi have filed a complaint against the state of Hawaii over a lawsuit that seeks massive fines against the drugmakers for failing to include a warning in labeling for their anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel).
According to the state, the labeling from 1998 until 2010 was false and misleading because it lacked a warning that Plavix is less effective in patients with certain genetic traits disproportionately found in Asians.
The companies face a trial in April in which the state will seek billions of dollars in penalties — $10,000 for each prescription issued in the timeframe.