ZYPREXA INCREASES RISK OF HEART ATTACK. LOS ANGELES LAWYERS CAN HELP.
The New England Journal of Medicine has released a new study that says Zyprexa and other popular antipsychotic drugs double the risk of heart attacks in patients who use them. Zyprexa, made by Eli Lilly & Co. has been shown to cause side effects including obesity, diabetes and heart attack. Multiple settlements have been awarded regarding Zyprexa’s deadly side effects, and numbers of lawsuits are pending. Zyprexa is one of a new generation of antipsychotic drugs, also known as an atypicals, and is FDA approved to treat schizophrenia and certain symptoms of bipolar disorder. Zyprexa is prescribed in other situations as well, and a current lawsuit alleges that Zyprexa has been illegally marketed to elderly and youth populations. To learn more about Zyprexa and litigation, please visit our website at www.alawpro.com. If you or a loved one has been hurt or died as a result of taking Zyprexa, call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak with an LA pharmaceutical attorney for free.
This new information about Zyprexa and heart attacks risk increase is being called the “final nail in the coffin” of the antipsychotic drug and its likenesses. The newer generation of drugs was thought to be safer and cause fewer side effects than the older medications used to treat psychosis. Sadly, it appears these newer drugs are equally if not more dangerous than the older ones such as Haldol. As a result of the new report, doctors are urging that Zyprexa, whose class of drugs is the sixth best selling medicine worldwide, be prescribed sparingly. UP to now less than 50% of Zyprexa was used to treat the people it has been approved for: those with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Now physicians recommend Zyprexa only to those with “acute psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia who are hallucinating and hearing voices,” and even then, older medications may be the better choice.
If you or a loved one has had a heart attack or died after taking Zyprexa in California, get help from an experienced Law Team now. At the Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP, we have collected over $150 million for our clients. Let us help you in your time of need. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for a free and confidential consultation. We are here for you now.
