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: Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer BlogAstra pays $198 Million to settle Seroquel lawsuits
By Hurley, McKenna & Mertz
Potentially putting controversy surrounding it?s antipsychotic drug to rest, AstraZeneca said Monday, ?it has paid out to around 17,500 claimants in an amount totaling $198 million regarding allegations the drug causes diabetes in some users.? (AP London, 8/9).
These settlements, however, follows a ?July order from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the London-based company stop using a promotional letter for Seroquel XR - an extended release version of the medicine - that doesn't carry a diabetes warning.? After its Drug Nexium, Seroquel is the company?s biggest revenue generator.
As a products liability lawyer in Chicago, I am hopeful that any and all necessary steps are taken so that future consumption of Seroquel XR is safe.
Full post as published by Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).
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