seroquelHundreds of Seroquel Suits Facing Obstacles; Injured Parties May Never Get Day in Court
Patients who say they developed diabetes or another injury from taking the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel are facing an increasingly bumpy legal road to financial recovery. Hundreds of the roughly 17,000 personal-injury suits now filed against the maker of Seroquel are being threatened with dismissal by judges saying plaintiffs are not able to establish a legal link between their injuries and Seroquel.
Antipsychotic Seroquel Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes, Other Blood Sugar Disorders
Seroquel, the antipsychotic drug made by AstraZeneca and widely used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, has been shown to increase the risk of developing diabetes and other blood sugar disorders. First approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1997, Seroquel is among a newer class of medications called atypical antipsychotics, which are billed as being just as effective as older antipsychotics with fewer side effects. However, older antipsychotic drugs such as Haldol do not carry the same of …
Court Ruling Means Seroquel Case Motions Will Be Made Public
A recent ruling by a federal judge presiding over the case against the makers of the anti-psychotic medication, Seroquel, could mean that internal Food and Drug Administration and drug industry documents will be made public. Attorneys for Seroquel’s maker, AstraZeneca, had asked the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida for permission to file motions under seal, meaning the documents would be kept private and only viewed by the judge and attorneys. The attorneys said some of the …
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