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A Zyprexa lawyer represents patients that have been prescribed Eli Lilly’s schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. Associated to serious side effects, including hyperglycemia, diabetes, and ketoacidosis, Zyprexa is still the best selling schizophrenia drug in the world. The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen thinks that most physicians and patients are unaware of serious Zyprexa side effects, which a Zyprexa lawyer is especially concerned with.
Although the FDA did include warnings of Zyprexa diabetes and hyperglycemia, the information is brief and not highlighted in the Zyprexa adverse reactions section and Zyprexa lawyers feel this may be in attempts to minimize the appearance of serious risks. The FDA has received 384 Zyprexa diabetes reports, with the majority of the diabetes cases diagnosed for the first time. Zyprexa lawyers have argued that although some studies indicate Zyprexa diabetes instances are really not due to the use of the drug but a higher risk of diabetes in schizophrenic sufferers, there has been little done on the part of federal regulators to ensure Zyprexa benefits outweigh its risks.
On March 6, 2008, the State of Alaska provided its opening arguments in a lawsuit against the maker of the schizophrenia drug Zyprexa.
The lawsuit contends that the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly played down the diabetes and weight gain The maker of the popular antipsychotic drug Zyprexa is in talks to settle state and federal claims over the company’s marketing practices for more than $1 billion, potentially the... Strong new warnings were added to the label of the top-selling antipsychotic Zyprexa last week, alerting patients and physicians to the increased risk of high blood sugar and » Read More "Makers of Zyprexa may Settle Suit"
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