Welcome to the Third-Party Payor Website of the Remeron®
End-Payor Antitrust Settlement

This website provides general information on a class-action settlement involving the brand-name drug Remeron® and its generic equivalent mirtazapine.

The State Attorneys General from all 50 states and territories along with private class counsel have settled a lawsuit involving the prescription drugs Remeron® and generic mirtazapine. The States and End Payor Plaintiffs alleged that pharmaceutical companies Organon USA Inc. and Akzo Nobel N.V. improperly monopolized the U.S. market for Remeron® and mirtazapine.

The court approved the $36 million settlement on August 30, 2005. On February 13, 2007, the Court authorized distribution of settlement funds and gave the Settlement Administrator a deadline of March 30, 2007, to mail settlement checks to both Consumer and TPP Class Members. Settlement amounts will be calculated very close to the time of distribution, so at this time we are unable to tell you how much any eligible Class Member will receive.

The proposed “Settlement Class” includes any person (or the estate of a person) and entities such as private or (non-federal) governmental hospitals, nursing homes, and Third Party Payors, such as health insurers, and any assignees, that purchased and/or paid all or part of the purchase price of Remeron® or its generic equivalents (not SolTab®) in the U.S. (including its territories) during the period June 15, 2001 through January 25, 2005. Excluded from the Settlement Class are the wholesalers and retailers and all persons or entities that purchased Remeron® or its generic equivalents (not SolTab®) primarily for purposes of resale. See the full Notice for other entities that are excluded from the Settlement Class.

For further information, including settlement papers, the Notice, claim forms and frequently asked questions, click on the links at the right.

INFORMATION
	FAQs (PDF; 4 Pages; 102K)
	Third-Party Payor Notice Packet (PDF; 7 Pages; 302K)
	Third-Party Payor Claim Form (PDF; 2 Page; 130K)
	Preliminary Approval Order (PDF; 12 Pages; 306K)
	Settlement Agreement (PDF; 61 Pages; 1.9Mb)
	Summary Notice (PDF; 1 Page; 90K)
	NDC Listing (PDF; 4 Pages; 90K)
	Distribution Order (PDF; 2 Pages; 14K)

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