AstraZeneca Hid Seroquel Risks
February 27th, 2009 meg
It has been found that AstraZeneca PLC instructed its U.S. sales representatives to tell doctors that its powerful psychiatric drug, Seroquel, didn’t cause diabetes.
The instruction was given even though a company physician had at one point stated that the drug can cause impaired glucose regulation, including diabetes, in certain individuals.
AstraZeneca faces more than 9,000 lawsuits from patients who allege they have been harmed by Seroquel.
Four states have also sued AstraZeneca, alleging that they were bilked into paying for the medicine for off-label usage and seeking reimbursement for alleged injuries sustained by individuals as a result of the drug.
