Eli Lilly fired back against a New York Times on Zyprexa charges
Eli Lilly & Co. Monday fired back against a New York Times article that claims the firm promoted schizophrenia drug Zyprexa for off-label use.
The Times article published over the weekend said Lilly has been touting Zyprexa for the unapproved indication to treat dementia in elderly patients.
However, the company released a statement Monday saying, "At Lilly, we do not engage in off-label promotion -- as alleged in The Times article. Lilly is committed to the highest ethical standards and to promoting our medications only for approved uses."
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The Times article published over the weekend said Lilly has been touting Zyprexa for the unapproved indication to treat dementia in elderly patients.
However, the company released a statement Monday saying, "At Lilly, we do not engage in off-label promotion -- as alleged in The Times article. Lilly is committed to the highest ethical standards and to promoting our medications only for approved uses."
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Labels: Eli Lilly, New York Times, Zyprexa
posted by Nycwave at 5:17 PM
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Eli Lilly Zyprexa scandal
Zyprexa off label promotion scandal is all over the news now.
Lilly drug reps are alleged to have called their marketing ploy,"Viva zyprexa".
Eli Lilly zyprexa cost me over $250.00 a month supply out of my own pocket X 4 years and has up to ten times the risk (over non users) of causing diabetes and severe weight gain.
Zyprexa which is only FDA approved for schizophrenia (.5-1% of pop) and some bipolar (2% pop) and then an even smaller percentage of theses two groups.
So how does Zyprexa get to be the 7th largest drug sale in the world?
Eli Lilly is in deep trouble for using their drug reps to 'encourage' doctors to write zyprexa for non-FDA approved 'off label' uses.
The drug causes increased diabetes risk,and medicare picks up all the expensive fallout.There are now 7 states (and counting) going after Lilly for fraud and restitution.
Only 9 percent of adult Americans think the pharmaceutical industry can be trusted right around the same rating as big tobacco.
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Daniel Haszard zyprexa-victims.com
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