10 states have now sued Eli Lilly regarding Zyprexa - Alaska,
Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.
5 states have sued Janssen regarding Risperdal - Arkansas, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvana
2 states have sued AstraZeneca regarding Seroquel - Pennsylvania, South
Carolina
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Boston Globe
Connecticut joins states suing over Zyprexa
March 11, 2008
HARTFORD, Conn
Hartford, Connecticut Skyline
Connecticut is joining at least nine other states suing drug maker Eli
Lilly and Co. over the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says Connecticut's lawsuit seeks to
recover more than $190 million that that state's medical assistance
program spent on Zyprexa over more than a decade.
The lawsuit accuses Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly of running an illegal
marketing campaign to promote Zyprexa for unapproved off-label uses,
including treating children.
Blumenthal says the campaign also concealed risks associated with the
drug, including diabetes, weight gain and cardiovascular problems.
A court in Alaska is currently hearing that state's lawsuit, and eight
other states have sued as well.
A message seeking comment has been left with Eli Lilly.
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