Zyprexa

Big Pharma's Crime Spree: Drug Makers Pushing Products For Unapproved Uses

Bloomberg | David Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Pfizer and Lilly lead a parade of U.S. companies that have paid $7 billion in penalties after promoting drugs for uses not approved by the FDA. This u...

Antipsychotic Drugs, Their Harmful Effects, and the Limits of Tort Reform

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.01.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

There are many problems within our legal system that could benefit from reform. But so-called tort reform has already gone too far.

Is Eli Lilly Milking Cancer by Promoting and Treating It?

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business


Jeffrey Smith

Would Eli Lilly consciously risk our health just to increase their profit? What kind of company are they, and can we trust them with our food?

Can You Trust Your Psychiatrist?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

If you can't trust big Pharma with its capacity to influence doctors then how can you trust your psychiatrist?

NCAA Renames March Madness 'March Bipolar Disorder'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living


Andy Borowitz

The name-change, which both surprised and outraged devotees of the annual ritual, came after the National Institute of Mental Health demanded that the NCAA drop the "Madness" tag.

Lilly Settles Zyprexa Suit For $1.4 Billion

AP | TOM MURPHY and MARLEY SEAMAN | Posted 02.14.2009 | Business


INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly & Co. taught its sales force a catchy slogan to peddle the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for treating the elderly. Compan...

Lessons from the Death of "Mental Patient" Esmin Green

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

The Emergency Room video cam took it all in but no human response was forthcoming. Forty-nine year old Esmin Green had been involuntarily committed a...

Big Pharma Frets As Major Patent Expirations Loom

Wall Street Journal | BARBARA MARTINEZ, JACOB GOLDSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Over the next few years, the pharmaceutical business will hit a wall. Some of the top-selling drugs in industry history will become history as patent...