If your health has ever been negatively affected by a drug maker’s negligence, you have the right to hold that company responsible and be rightfully compensated. This is especially in true in the case of drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co. downplaying important information about harmful or deadly side effects from their drug Zyprexa®. Some of the dangers of using Zyprexa® include developing diabetes, hyperglycemia, pancreatits and even death from a diabetes-induced heart attack.
For over five years the warning signs for Zyprexa® have been surfacing but Eli Lily didn’t begin to acknowledge the problems until the FDA intervened. The FDA finally ordered Eli Lily to change the label to warn patients of dire complications after hundreds of users reported complaints of diabetes, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, pancreatitis and other symptoms.
So far there have been 288 cases of diabetes reported in Zyprexa® patients, 23 which resulted in death. Although Eli Lilly has acknowledged the dangerous side effects associated with the drug, consumer advocates point out that the warning references continue to be hidden deep within the drug’s adverse reactions label.
