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Federal Drug Safety Doctor on Pharma Payroll
Three Harvard University doctors have been caught in a failure to report over $3 million in income that they receive from drug companies. One of the men was very involved in research that has lead to a huge boom for drug companies in dishing out antipsychotic drugs to children. The information was entered into the [...]
Alaska Settles for $15 Million in Suit Against Lilly’s Zyprexa
The state of Alaska has been involved with an almost month-long trial over a lawsuit with Eli Lilly and Company, Inc., seeking damages regarding the use of the drug Zyprexa in the state’s Medicaid program. The trial began on March 3, 2008, and was continuing when a $15 million settlement was reached.
The state brought suit [...]
Antipsychotic Drugs Put Elderly at Higher Rish of Getting Pneumonia
A recently completed study has shed new light on the possibility that antipsychotic drugs may put elderly people at risk of developing pneumonia. The increased risk of antipsychotic users developing pneumonia has been placed at 60 percent higher than for those who are not treated with this class of drug.
Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly used on [...]
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