tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328785.post116334363131461303..comments2023-10-06T08:24:22.963-04:00Comments on Rayne's World: Psychiatry is WAY behind!Jaymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13749464046090480430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328785.post-1163597639892120402006-11-15T08:33:00.000-05:002006-11-15T08:33:00.000-05:00My issue is Zyprexa which is only FDA approved for...My issue is Zyprexa which is only FDA approved for schizophrenia (.5-1% of pop) and some bipolar (2% pop) and then an even smaller percentage of theses two groups.<BR/>So how does Zyprexa get to be the 7th largest drug sale in the world?<BR/> <BR/>Eli Lilly is in deep trouble for using their drug reps to 'encourage' doctors to write zyprexa for non-FDA approved 'off label' uses. <BR/> <BR/> The drug causes increased diabetes risk,and medicare picks up all the expensive fallout.There are now 7 states (and counting) going after Lilly for fraud and restitution. <BR/> <BR/>--<BR/>Daniel HaszardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com