{"id":68452,"date":"2026-05-18T15:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/jury-awards-885m-in-damages-against-takeda-for-blocking-generic-drug\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:22:40","slug":"jury-awards-885m-in-damages-against-takeda-for-blocking-generic-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/jury-awards-885m-in-damages-against-takeda-for-blocking-generic-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Awards $885M in Damages Against Takeda for Blocking Generic Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779132160345.jpg?resize=450%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779132160345.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779132160345.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A federal jury in Boston ruled on Monday that Takeda Pharmaceutical employed anticompetitive tactics to prevent the launch of a generic alternative to Amitiza, its constipation treatment medication.<\/p><p>The jury determined that pharmacies, insurance companies, retailers and other parties suffered approximately $885 million in financial harm due to Takeda&#8217;s scheme to block the generic drug from entering the market.<\/p><p>The verdict represents a significant legal defeat for the pharmaceutical company in what was described as an antitrust case focused on delaying competition for the anti-constipation medication.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal jury in Boston determined that Takeda Pharmaceutical used anticompetitive practices to prevent a generic version of its constipation medication Amitiza from reaching the market. The jury awarded approximately $885 million in damages to pharmacies, insurers, retailers and other affected parties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":68451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779132160345.jpg?fit=450%2C317&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hO4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21460,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/indian-pharmaceutical-company-plans-cheaper-alternative-to-popular-weight-loss-drug\/","url_meta":{"origin":68452,"position":0},"title":"Indian Pharmaceutical Company Plans Cheaper Alternative to Popular Weight Loss Drug","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Dr Reddy's Laboratories announced plans to offer a generic version of the weight loss medication Wegovy at 60% below the original price, pending regulatory approval. 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