An Indiana woman is the latest in a growing number of individuals to pursue a Benicar injury lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies Daiichi Sankyo and Forest Laboratories, alleging the blood pressure drug caused her to suffer intestinal health problems.

Plaintiff Mary T.,68, filed the Benicar injury lawsuit as part of the multidistrict litigation against Daiichi Sankyo pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Specifically, Mary’s Benicar injury lawsuit claims that she developed a number of painful and debilitating medical conditions associated with the side effects of Benicar, including GERD, diverticulitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, constipation, nausea, colitis, vomiting, gallbladder removal, rash, chronic bronchitis and sinusitis.

What is Benicar?

Benicar (olmesartan) is a blood pressure medicine.  Specifically, it is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medication manufactured by Forest Laboratories and Daiichi Sankyo, and commonly prescribed to keep blood vessels dilated in patients with high blood pressure to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack.

Angiotensin II is a protein that is found naturally in the body and acts on the cardiovascular system in a variety of ways, including controlling blood pressure. When angiotensin II is released by the body, it causes blood vessels to narrow, which increases blood pressure and makes the heart work harder to pump blood.

Benicar is designed to block angiotensin II, thereby preventing it from constricting blood vessels, and allowing blood to flow more easily through the body.

Possible Side Effects of Benicar

Benicar has been on the market in the United States since it gained FDA approval in 2002, but consumers are just now being warned that use of the popular blood pressure medicine may be linked to devastating side effects with long-term consequences.

According to mounting research, Benicar users may face an increased risk of serious complications, including:

• Chronic diarrhea
• Sprue-like enteropathy
• Considerable weight loss
• Intestinal damage
• Villous atrophy
• Colitis
• Celiac disease-like symptoms

Unfortunately, because patients and the medical community were not informed about the potential side effects of Benicar, many Benicar users experienced intestinal problems like colitis and chronic diarrhea for years without realizing the problems were being caused by their blood pressure medication.

In many cases, Benicar side effects were misdiagnosed as Celiac disease, which resulted in continued use of Benicar and put patients at risk for hospitalization and permanent intestinal damage.

Filing a Benicar Injury Lawsuit

As more information comes to light about the alleged side effects of Benicar, lawyers across the country are investigating Benicar injury claims brought on behalf of patients who have suffered from serious medical problems allegedly linked to Benicar side effects.

If you have suffered from Benicar side effects, contact an experienced Benicar lawyer today for legal help. You may be able to file a Benicar injury lawsuit against Forest Laboratories and Daiichi Sankyo and pursue financial compensation for your injuries, medical expenses, and pain and suffering.

Mary’s Benicar Injury Lawsuit is Case No. 1:17-cv-00238-RBK-JS and joins the larger Benicar Multidistrict Litigation In Re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2606, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage.