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“By 1997, Janssen also had information that Risperdal posed a serious risk of stroke, cardiac arrest, and sudden death in the elderly,” Justice Kittredge wrote for the Supreme Court of South Carolina in its decision (7/8/15). “Despite this clinical information, it was several years before Janssen updated the Risperdal label to accurately reflect the frequency and severity of the risk of hyperprolactinemia, weight gain and diabetes, or stroke, cardiac arrest, and sudden death in the elderly.”
Those judges further found that Janssen had information suggesting patients taking Risperdal were at an increased risk of developing diabetes mellitus and only shared results of a favorable study to the FDA, rather than sharing results of all studies. The Supreme Court of South Carolina also found that Janssen sent a Dear Doctor Letter that stated Risperdal was associated with a lower risk of diabetes than some other atypical antipsychotic medications.
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Although Janssen still appealed the decision to the US Supreme Court, the US Supreme Court has rejected the motion to appeal and will not hear Janssen’s arguments.
Janssen has defended its drug saying it is safe and effective to use.
The lawsuit is Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc v. South Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 15-600.