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Zyprexa Law

Under the system of tort or personal injury law, a person who has suffered injury as a result of a defective drug has the legal right to seek compensation for their damages from the product manufacturer. Individual Zyprexa lawsuits can be filed against Eli Lilly, the makers of this defective drug, by people who have been injured as a result of Zyprexa use. There has also been a class action Zyprexa lawsuit filed on behalf of all Americans who have taken Zyprexa, whether they have suffered injury as a result or not.

The class action Zyprexa lawsuit was filed on April 16, 2004, in the U.S. District court for the Eastern District of New York. This class action Zyprexa lawsuit seeks compensatory relief for individuals who have been injured and medical examinations for Zyprexa users who have not suffered injury to enable the early detection and treatment of possible Zyprexa injuries. The primary injuries that were suffered by the plaintiffs in this class action Zyprexa lawsuit include diabetes, hyperglycemia, and pancreatitis.

Zyprexa lawsuits may be an appropriate method of seeking compensation for injuries that have been largely ignored by the maker's of this atypical antipsychotic prescription drug. Information about Zyprexa's potential side effects has been available for many years. Pre-marketing clinical trials indicated one out of 145 patients died as a result of Zyprexa use. Two-thirds of clinical trial participants were unable to successfully complete their study because of Zyprexa side effects or other complications. This information was available to the pharmaceutical company and the FDA before this drug was approved but was not available to patients and medical professionals.

In 2002, Duke University issued a press release regarding government information about Zyprexa dangers. This study indicated 289 cases of diabetes that were caused by Zyprexa use. Of these Zyprexa victims, one hundred also suffered ketoacidosis, a serious complication of diabetes which can lead to coma or death. Another 22 patients also suffered from pancreatitis, which is also a life threatening condition. Twenty-three people in the study actually died as a result of Zyprexa side effects, including a fifteen year old patient who died of necrotizing pancreatitis.

This press release and other evidence of serious Zyprexa side effects prompted the federal government to request that Eli Lilly add stronger warning information about the threat of side effects to Zyprexa labeling. Unfortunately, warning labels do nothing to actually protect patients from suffering serious side effects as a result of defective drug use.

If you or a loved one have taken Zyprexa, you may wish to contact a qualified and experienced Zyprexa law expert who can determine what your rights and options in a Zyprexa lawsuit. If you have been injured, a Zyprexa lawsuit may allow you to collect damages for medical expenses, loss of income or earning potential, and pain and suffering.

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More Zyprexa News:

January 17, 2007 - Zyprexa Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Pancreatitis

December 18, 2006 - New Report Finds Eli Lilly Plays Down Zyprexa Risks

October 10, 2006 - Zyprexa Lawsuits Continue To Grow

August 11, 2006 - Zyprexa Victims To Receive Payout

July 31, 2006 - Mississippi Attorney General Sues Over Zyprexa

January 10, 2006 - Class action suit filed over Zyprexa

April 12, 2005 - Elderly patients warned of Zyprexa risks

April 11, 2005 - Zyprexa warning issued

February 9, 2005 - Zyprexa, Zyrtec prescription mix-ups result in hospitalizations

February 5, 2005 - Zyprexa lawsuit on behalf of Canadians filed

October 25, 2004 - Antipsychotics linked to serious adulthood diseases

May 21, 2004 - Nationwide Zyprexa class action lawsuit filed

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