Popular Zyprexa linked to illnesses; Schizophrenia drug at center of lawsuit

Plain Dealer
By Harlan Spector
The Ohio Medicaid program has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, at the same time Ohio and other states pursue its maker in court because of adverse medical problems caused by the drug.
For several years, the schizophrenia drug introduced in 1996 has been linked to extreme weight gain [...]

Lilly Fraudulently Marketed Zyprexa, Montana Claims

Bloomberg News
By Margaret Cronin Fisk
Eli Lilly & Co. was sued by the state of Montana over claims the company fraudulently marketed its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses and owes the state for prescription costs and harm to patients.
Lilly allegedly gave kickbacks to doctors and improperly promoted the drug to nursing homes as a sedative, [...]

Pa. sues Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca over antipsychotic medications, State says three drug makers fraudulently marketed medicines

By Margaret Cronin Fisk
Bloomberg News
Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson were sued by Pennsylvania over claims they fraudulently marketed antipsychotic drugs and owe the state for prescription costs and harm to patients.
Lilly, based in Indianapolis, hid the risks and exaggerated the benefits of its antipsychotic medication Zyprexa while persuading doctors to [...]