Seroquel Facts:

Certain anti-psychotic drugs, including Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel are associated with an increased risk of developing high blood sugar, type-2 diabetes (sometimes called "adult onset diabetes") and on rare occasions have led to coma, stroke or death. Knowledge of the potential dangers of these drugs were discovered as a result of a series of findings beginning in 2001 when the FDA was alerted to 19 case reports of diabetes associated with the drug. One of these cases resulted in a patient's death due to necrotizing pancreatitis, a very serious condition in which cells in the pancreas die.

An emergency report was issued by the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry in April of 2002 concerning the side effects of Zyprex, Risperdal & Seroquel and noted that there had been two deaths of patients who had diabetes prior to taking the Zyprexa. It also reported that there had been seven other patients who lost consciousness or slipped into comas after taking the drug.

In April of 2003, the Wall Street Journal ran a front page article on Zyprexa and the other atypical antipsychotics with respect to their connection to cases of Type 2 "adult onset" diabetes. In May of 2003 forty reports of hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar), diabetes mellitus, or exacerbation of diabetes were received in the UK including one which proved to be fatal.

These drugs have also been linked the rare, but life-threatening, condition, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)(symptoms include high fever, muscle rigidity, irregular pulse or blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, excessive sweating, and changes in heart rhythm) and has been associated with Tardive Dyskinesia, an incurable central nervous system disorder which results in involuntary movement of the limbs and twitching of the face and tongue.

Usage:

Seroquel (Quetiapine), marketed by AstraZeneca, belongs to a series of neuroleptic medications known as "atypical antipsychotics". Quetiapine has FDA and international approvals, as an adjunct to either Lithium or Divalproex, for the treatment of schizophrenia,

Currently, Seroquel is the only agent approved for this indication-as a single agent monotherapy. It is also used off-label to treat other disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, restless legs syndrome, autism, alcoholism, hallucinations in Parkinson's disease patients using ropinirole, Tourette syndrome, and as a sedative for those with sleep disorders or anxiety disordersacute mania in bipolar disorder.

Litigation:

Lawsuits have been filed against Eli Lilly and Co. accusing the company of failing to warn Zyprexa patients of the risk that Zyprexa caused the patients' diabetes. The lawsuits claim that Lilly knew that the product was dangerous and unsafe and that it never took the necessary steps to provide this critical information to medical professionals or patients.

If you or a loved one have developed blood sugar problems, diabetes, necrotic pancreatitis or death as a result of Zyprexa, Risperdal or Seroquel and you wish to learn more about your rights, please fill out the contact form and an experienced DrugSettlement.com attorney or representative will call you for a free and confidential evaluation of your claim.

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