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Federal Judge Orders Unsealing of Confidential Drug Data

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· Story link A federal judge in Brooklyn ordered the unsealing of confidential materials related to Eli Lilly’s antipsychotic drug,…

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A federal judge in Brooklyn ordered the unsealing of confidential materials related to Eli Lilly’s antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa. Judge Jack B.Weinstein cited “the health of hundreds of thousands of people” using the drug and “fundamental questions” about how new drugs are approved. The ruling came in a suit that claims the company hid side effects of the drug. (9/15/08)

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