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Aug-1-06 On July 24, 2006, Mississippi became the fifth state to file a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. for its sales and marketing of Zyprexa (olanzapine). The lawsuit was filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court. According to a special attorney general who is handling the case, the lawsuit was filed to recover money the state of Mississippi spent purchasin... - Zyprexa on Trial in Alaska: Lilly Accused of Putting Profit Before Patients
Mar-9-08 Anchorage, AK Spectators in a courtroom in Anchorage are getting an earful about how Zyprexa maker Eli Lilly waited, according to a witness, almost nine years to add warnings to Zyprexa with regard to a risk for diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels and weight gain. Instead, Lilly is alleged to have hid data that cast Zyprexa in a bad light, and ins... - Zyprexa: Eli Lilly could be Tagged with $1 Billion Dollar Fine
Jan-31-08 Philadelphia, PA: A four-year investigation into the marketing practices of Zyprexa may result in manufacturer Eli Lilly paying $1 billion in fines to federal and state governments. At issue are unscrupulous marketing initiatives Eli Lilly publicly denies but which appear in company documents, targeting doctors with regard to the use of Zyprexa off... - Zyprexa Suicide: Husband Hung Himself
Dec-10-07 Rockford, IL: Sarah Thompson's (not her real name) husband, David, committed suicide on March 7, 2002, after taking Zyprexa for only three months. Thompson says she has no doubt that Zyprexa changed her husband and altered his thinking. The coroner may agree with Thompson—on David's death certificate, next to "How injury occurred," he wrote, "P... - Zyprexa Suicide: "Several Years of Pure Hell"
Nov-29-07 Franklinton, LA Many patients who are given prescription medications want to be good patients, so they dutifully follow their doctor's advice and take their meds. Unfortunately, in some cases, such as Zyprexa , the medication can make the patient a lot worse. Not realizing that the problem is the medication, the doctor increases the dosage, compounding... - Zyprexa Lawsuits Involve Eight States
Aug-8-07 Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly may have breathed a sigh of relief when it settled 900 Zyprexa last month, but that feeling probably will not last long. More states appear likely to file lawsuits against Eli Lilly, alleging that the company marketed Zyprexa for off-label uses. Furthermore, lawsuits are now being filed internationally, claiming that Eli Lill... - Zyprexa and Suicide: Stop Blaming the Patient
Oct-16-07 Pagosa Springs, CO It's a sad fact of society today that drug companies like Eli Lilly and Co., maker of [ Zyprexa ], choose to hide behind the very patients they claim to help when they defend their drugs. Zyprexa, a schizophrenia medication, has been linked to an increased risk of suicide. In defending itself, Lilly claims that people with schizophrenia... - Zyprexa: Warning Labels Beefed Up
Oct-21-07 Washington, DC Eleven years after Eli Lilly introduced Zyprexa to the market, and 12 years after a large clinical study indicated risks for weight gain and diabetes, the manufacturer has finally beefed up the warning labels on its best-selling product. Lilly maintains that their product label has always referred to risk factors from the beginning. N... - More Zyprexa Lawsuits
Aug-10-07 Indianapolis, IN A 2004 Dear Doctor letter sent from Eli Lilly to physicians in the U.S. noted the risks associated with Zyprexa . According to the letter, "Hyperglycemia, in some cases extreme and associated with ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma or death, has been reported in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics including Zyprexa." Now, o... - Eli Lilly The Habitual Offender
Jan-25-07 Indianapolis, IN: The revelations that Eli Lilly concealed the side effects of Zyprexa and promoted the drug for unapproved uses is not newly discovered misconduct. It is a persistent pattern of conduct indicative of a nasty habit that needs breaking. After the secret company documents were leaked to the press last month by attorney, Jim Gottstein,... - Criminal Prosecution of Lilly Sought Over Zyprexa
Jan-4-07 California Attorney, Ted Chabasinski, is calling for the criminal prosecution of Eli Lilly executives for hiding the adverse effects of Zyprexa , based in part on articles last month in the New York Times which quote internal company documents that revealed that Lilly knew about the adverse effects for a decade but kept the information hidden. Mr Chab... - Zyprexa: Suicide can be a Side Effect of Drugs
Jan-10-08 Washington, DC: The news is getting harder and harder to ignore. More drugs are being linked to an increased risk of violence and suicide. While some people would argue that, at least in the case of Zyprexa, it is the underlying condition of the patient that increases the risk of suicide, there are more drugs being linked to this risk, making it more dif... - Swedish Professor Slams Zyprexa, Pulls no Punches
Nov-22-07 Hagersten, Sweden: Zyprexa is the sixth largest seller in Sweden, in all categories, and Rolf Adolfsson isn't happy about that. Unhappy, because the endocrine effects of Zyprexa are extremely dangerous, so says the noted Swedish professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Adolfsson, who has been investigating the harmful effects of drugs for the past seven years,... - Seroquel Lawyer Diabetes Side Effects Lawsuit
Seroquel (quetiapine) is an antipsychotic medication originally used as treatment for schizophrenia and acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. It has allegedly been linked to increased weight gain as well as serious Seroquel side effects including hyperglycemia and diabetes, tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and birth... - Zyprexa Linked to Falls and Fractures in Seniors
Jan-21-15 Toronto, Canada A new study suggests that Zyprexa side effects could include an increased risk of falls and fractures in seniors. Zyprexa is an atypical antipsychotic medication, but it is often prescribed off-label to treat dementia and behavior issues in seniors. Zyprexa has also been linked to an increased risk of diabetes. According to a study... - Zyprexa Lawsuits
Nov-26-14 New York, NY It’s been almost eight years since Eli Lilly agreed to settle more than 18,000 Zyprexa lawsuits alleging patients developed diabetes and other health problems after taking Zyprexa. Those lawsuits alleged patients developed serious Zyprexa side effects as a result of taking the antipsychotic medication, and claimed Eli Lilly failed to... - Zyprexa Relprevv Patient Deaths Prompt FDA Investigation
Jun-18-13 Washington, DC The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating two unexplained deaths in patients who received an intramuscular injection of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa Relprevv (olanzapine pamoate). The patients died 3-4 days after receiving an appropriate dose of the drug, well after the 3-hour post-injection monitoring period require... - Zyprexa Suicide: Children at Risk
Jan-15-08 Fayetteville, TN: When Sarah D. was only a child she was put on Zyprexa to help control the mood swings associated with her bipolar disorder. Beth (Sarah's mother) says that they tried several drugs, but from around age eight to age fourteen, Sarah took Zyprexa. According to both Beth and Sarah, it was only a matter of months after her prescription began... - Zyprexa's Link to Akathisia and Suicide
Nov-7-07 Seattle, WA Despite evidence that Zyprexa is linked to an increased risk of suicidality, Eli Lilly is not pulling its drug from the market, arguing that Zyprexa 's benefits outweigh any risks. Victims who have attempted suicide and families of patients who committed suicide are now investigating the possibility of a class action lawsuit against Lilly... - Zyprexa: Rampant Off-Label Use
Jul-3-07 Brooklyn, NY Yet another example of an anti-psychotic drug allegedly presenting links to diabetes and weight gain is Zyprexa , manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co. and prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania. However, patients may be getting more than they bargained for, with the possibility of hyperglycemia, diabetes, blood su...