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By Shannon P. Duffy
Legal Intelligencer and Law.com Legal Newswire
January 16, 2009
"Eli Lilly & Co. will pay a combined $1.42 billion, including the largest criminal fine in history -- $515 million -- to settle charges that it illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for off-label use, federal prosecutors announced [on Thursday, January 15, 2009].
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"[Lilly allegedly marketed] Zyprexa[, which the FDA] approved ... only as a treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, ... to elderly patients as a treatment for dementia, Alzheimer's, agitation, depression and generalized sleep disorder.
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"Nine whistleblowers -- all former Lilly sales representatives -- will share a reward of more than $78 million from the federal settlement and possibly up to $25 million more in still-to-be-negotiated rewards from the state settlements."
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