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Hagens Berman Files Class Action Against Bayer Healthcare Over Misleading Marketing Campaign

Published in Food and Drug Law Weekly, December 5th, 2008

A group of consumers filed a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit earlier this week against Bayer Healthcare LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG (FRA: BAY), alleging the pharmaceutical giant skirted FDA requirements in marketing two aspirin-based drugs.

The suit states that Bayer markets two of its over-the-counter products -- Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage and Bayer Women's Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium -- as products that reduce the risks of heart disease and osteoporosis in women. According to the plaintiffs, these medical claims require an approved new-drug application to be considered legal for marketing purposes.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S....

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