Eli Lilly & Co. sucks again

Thirty-three states have just reached a record-smashing $62,000,000 settlement with Republican pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. over its improper marketing of Zyprexa.

This follows a $58,000,000 settlement earlier this year with Merck & Co. over Vioxx.

Even Florida's Attorney General Bill McCollum was involved in the settlement, and McCollum is one of the most manifestly conservative major politicians in America. It shows you how out of control Lilly is when even Bill McCollum gets on its case.

The settlement results from the Indianapolis-based drug maker's "Viva Zyprexa!" campaign that deceptively marketed the drug for off-label uses. Lilly also failed to disclose side effects to doctors.

(Source: http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/160ED91F903304BA852574DB004BB3CD)