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Attorney General Sues Zyprexa Manufacturer for Fraud
- March 27, 2006
Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a lawsuit against the makers of Zyprexa, Eli Lilly and Company, for fraudulent activity on the people of West Virginia claiming that "West Virgina's Department of Health and Human Services has paid at least $70 million for Zyprexa in its Medicaid program since 1996."
The lawsuit alleges that the advertisements for the drug were misleading and deceptive about the safety and efficacy of Zyprexa. The suit claims the ads understated the risks and overstated the benefits.
Since 1998, studies have shown the link between Zyprexa and diabetes as well as other serious adverse side effects.
McGraw claims Lilly's deception resulted in an increased sale of Zyprexa than it would have if the risks of diabetes and other serious side effects were revealed to the public.
According to the suit, Lilly promoted "off label" prescriptions for conditions other than schizophrenia and bipolar mania, which the drug was approved for the treatment of.
"Lilly benefited from its misrepresentations and fraudulent conduct by gaining sales of Zyprexa at the expense of other, safe, effective drugs," McGraw's complaint states.
McGraw aims to put an end to Lilly's misleading activities, collect damages, and create a fund for patients who will develop diabetes and other conditions from the use of Zyprexa.
The lawsuit seeks three times the amount of overpayments in addition to civil penalties, restitution, compensation and creation of a fund to pay for future medical care.
For more information on Zyprexa lawsuits, please contact us to confer with a Zyprexa attorney.
If you have suffered serious Zyprexa side effects and would like more information contact us to confer with a Zyprexa lawyer.
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Whether
or not Zyprexa and similar atypical antipsychotic drugs are linked to diabetes
is a question that will be answered in the Zyprexa lawsuits that have been
filed. Patients have reported deadly instances of Zyprexa side effects. There
are 288 reported cases of Zyprexa diabetes cases, including 23 deaths.
Zyprexa maker Eli Lilly has enjoyed large success with Zyprexa, with the drug
currently the world’s top selling schizophrenia medication. The Zyprexa
side effects causing Zyprexa lawsuits may begin slowing the company’s
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