Ozempic semaglutide injection pens. Credit: mbruxelle/Adobe StockOzempic MDL Expands to Include New Drugs, but Not New Injuries
"An MDL that encompassed any potential injury relating to use of these exceedingly popular weight loss drugs might quickly become procedurally and substantively unwieldy,” the Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation ruled.
December 19, 2024 at 04:16 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The JPML denied plaintiffs' request to coordinate allegations of clot-related injuries into the Ozempic MDL.
- The panel ruled that the MDL would grow unwieldy if it included all potential injuries caused by drugs like Ozempic.
- The JPML agreed to expand the MDL to include a drug called Saxenda.
The scope of the multidistrict litigation over Ozempic and related drugs has gotten bigger, but not as big as the plaintiffs would have liked.
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