Starting the week
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Doesn't everyone start the week on Wednesday? I know I do. So what's up? Over at FuriousSeasons, one of Dawdy's readers has made a rather odd video of a dramatic reading of the Zyprexa documents. Those big pharma folks love their roleplays. Check it out.
Speaking of Zyprexa, check out CL Psych's lovely and lengthy discourse on same, honoring the trial in Alaska. Click here for pimpage.
Pharmalot explains Lilly settled that Alaska suit for $15 million, which seems like a lot to me, but probably isn't to them.
And finally, in celebrity news, J.K. Rowling admits a history of depression and suicidal ideation, and she's not embarrassed to talk about it:
"The funny thing is, I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What's to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that."
That's the spirit.
Comments
Lilly certainly didn't want to risk an adverse decision where Alaska had originally sought as much as $270 million. Lilly was clearly the winner here. Given that Lilly's worldwide sales of Zyprexa were $4.76 billion in 2007 alone, a $15 million settlement might be considered petty cash.
Posted by: Joe | March 26, 2008 08:28 PM