ZYPREXA SETTLEMENT REACHED FOR ILLEGAL MARKETING TO ELDERLY AND CHILDREN. LOS ANGELES ZYPREXA LAWYERS ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU NOW.
Zyprexa, an anti-psychotic medication produced by Eli Lilly, is approved by the FDA for use in people with schizophrenia and certain bipolar disorder symptoms. Zyprexa’s serious side effects, including obesity, metabolic disorders, heart failure, have been the cause of numerous lawsuits against the manufacturer. Now a $1.4 billion settlement has been reached and will be paid by Lilly for illegally marketing Zyprexa to patients the drug was not approved to treat: the elderly and children. To learn more about the saga Zyprexa, its side effects, warnings and lawsuits, check out our website at www.alawpro.com. If you or a loved one has suffered side effects from Zyprexa, call 1-800-ALAWPRO now to speak to a lawyer for free.
Lilly, the pharmaceutical company that makes Zyprexa, allegedly marketed the antipsychotic to people for whom the medicine was particularly dangerous. In senior patients, Zyprexa can increase the possibility of infection, heart failure and death. In children, Zyprexa increases the likelihood of metabolic disorders and severe weight gain. The marketing campaigns went against regulations as Lilly advocated the use of Zyprexa for people for whom it was not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Zyprexa is only approved for use in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The illegal campaign allegedly wooed nursing homes to use Zyprexa on “unruly” elderly patients, and also encouraged the use of the drug for treating “disruptive children.” Neither of those populations have FDA sanction for Zyprexa usage. The settlement is the largest ever for “whistle blower” cases.
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