Do you know anyone who takes Zyprexa? I do and I know that it is rather expensive. Even with a copay from you insurance it is still pricey, especially if you have other medications to pay for each month. And the sad thing is there is no generic for Zyprexa and probably will not be…
Category Archives: Zyprexa
For Canadian Zyprexa victims…
Eli Lilly must treat Canadian Zyprexa victims the same as American ones, according to a recent press release: Drug giant Eli Lilly and Company announced last week a $US 690 million offer to settle 5,000 claims emanating from the negative side-effects of Zyprexa, a drug prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and conditions such as…
Medical whistleblowers speak out against FDA
EurekaAlert has published a very interesting article about medical whistleblowers speaking out… The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was “the single greatest obstacle to doing anything effective” about Vioxx, said FDA drug safety officer David Graham at an unprecedented roundtable of medical whistleblowers sponsored by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) and the Government…
Zyprexa the #5 drug of 2004
PharmaLive.com’s list of 2004′s best-selling medicines (worldwide) included Zyprexa, which is the subject of a current class action suit. Here’s the list, which I summarized from the article: 1. Lipitor ($10.86 billion – Pfizer) – #1 for the last 3 years – first Rx drug to top $10 billion in a year 2. Zocor ($5.2…
FDA’s MedWatch
If you’re at all concerned about Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Accutane, or Zyprexa, you may want to bookmark the FDA’s MedWatch page, which is “your Internet gateway for timely safety information on the drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” MedWatch is “The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting…