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Updates
13 February 2007
- Weinstein Issues 80 page final ruling in under 24 hours!
- BetaThetaPiCamp October 19th 2007
- Outcome is somewhat complex - Wienstein upholds permanent injunction against the individual recipients of the documents who did not return the DVDs that Gottstein mailed them. The Internet is in the clear, but Weinstein does not recognize this citizen journalism site on the same footing as a traditional News Agency. The First Amendment also took a beating today as Weinstein shoots down the EFF's legal arguments and essentially makes Lilly's Trade Secret claim for them.
Analysis and updates here, here, and here.
- Meanwhile, U.S. FDA staffer urges scrutiny of Lilly drug - Dr. David Graham has opened up investigations on Zyprexa. Graham is the whistleblower who was instrumental in the withdrawal of Vioxx.
- Even more in buliding and real estate depth analysis of the docs by Furious Seasons - Bipolar Disorder Studies And Glucose Increases, \"This May Be A True Assumption\"Mega Man GamesFree Mario Games
12 February 2007 Lilly replies, in their final brief. Nothing new here - same old tired arguments. What's up with Exhibit G? Who on earth are Fibich and why are they writing a letter of support?
9 February 2007
Gottstein sets the record straight with a series of filings aimed to reveal the systematic pre-judgment implied in Lilly's language. John McKay, Gottstein's lawyer opens up a new front in this exchange with the revelation that the secret Zyprexa documents have been declassified since last year, when their confidentiality was challenged, and Lilly missed their chance to explain why these documents should be secret.
- More in depth analysis of the docs by Furious Seasons -Lilly and Nami Sitting in a Tree...Play Super MarioMario Brothers Online
8 February 2007 USPRA filing is denied, or rather deferred, as the declassification of the documents will be considered after these proceedings complete.
7 February 2007 - Mindfreedom, AHRP, and EFF file a joint brief opposing the injunction (findings (A-D, E-G, H)and exhibits. Bazeon helps coordinate uspra, the Consumers Union, and multiple acadmics to file an intervenor's brief supporting the AHRP motion to unseal all the documents. Lilly is now battling on two fronts - One to keep the documents sealed, another to defy the First Amendment, and censure the press from publishing the leaked, currently-sealed, documents.Super Mario GamesFree Sonic Games
6 February 2007 - Hon. Judge Weinstein grants Lilly a reply to this round of breifs, due 2/12.
5 February 2007 - Alex Berenson politely declines the court's "invitation." Gotta love the Times tone - "I would like to thank the Court for offering Mr. Berenson the oppurtunity to voluntarily appear before the court..." They also invoke the longstanding tradition of the press being free from having to reveal their sources and news gathering methods. (AP picks up the story NYT staffer won't appear in Zyprexa case, and the NY Sun (Paper Refuses Judge's Request That Its Reporter Appear)
1 February 2007 - Mindfreedom brief to release documents in the public interest
1 February 2007 - Furious Seasons uncovers an angle that the NYTimes missed -
If anyone has any questions about the effects of the kissy-face relationship between Big Pharma and academic psych docs... review the documents concerning Eli Lilly, Zyprexa and nice guys like Eli Lilly's Lord Aytpical, er Mauricio Tohen, who is simultaneously on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and a researcher at Lilly, who has designed and guided many of the Zyprexa studies performed by "independent" academics.
1 February 2007 - Dr. Eigelman takes The Fifth. Of course, here at zyprexa.pbwiki.com, we care much more about an earlier amendment - THE FIRST!!
More Health news go at Health News 2.0
31 January 2007 - Lilly Briefs have been submitted. A proposed amended injunction, the brief, and their "facts" (complete filings). Lilly is starting to sound awfully psychotic. The irony of a $12 Billion/year multinational corporation with ties to the Bush Family is postulating conspiracy theories amongst a group of independent, autonomous, grassroots activists. They are also being argumentative, adversarial and confrontational...
30 January 2007 - AP Wire picks up the Berenson twist. No mention of this wiki or the EFF, but gosh an awful lot of folks must be wondering what all the fuss is over these documents.
29 January 2007 - Alex Berenson, the NY Times journalist who broke the Zyprexa Kills story is invited to appear in front of the court. Everyone ready for another round of NYTimes coverage?
Also, more press in The Republican.
28 January 2007 - Sunday spread in Oregon's Register-Guard - Reconsidering psychiatric drugs, Advocates seek access to drug company documents.
28 January 2007 - Court [http://psychrights.org/States/Alaska/CaseXX/EilLilly/1-25-07OrderReDeclassifyProcedures.pdf recognizes motion sd card to declassify the documents that were subject to the injunction. Date for hearing will be set to follow hearing on the validity of the injunction itself.
24 January 2007 - Aliance for Human Research Protection files a new motion arguing for the full release of all the docuemnts. They quote Judge Wienstein back to himself on page 11 -
protective orders may have a legitimate role when there is no public impact or when true trade secrets are involved. But we can strike a fairer balance between privacy interests of corporations and the health and safety of the public. A publicly maintained legal system ought not protect those who engage in misconduct, conceal the cause of injury from the victims, or render potential victims vulnerable. Moreover, such secrecy defeats the deterrent fuunnccttiion 0 f thee jiustice system.Free Flash GamesDress Up Games
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23 January 2007 - Hearing transcripts released" 1/16/07, 1/17/07. (highlights)
20 January 2007 - Alex Berenson returns from leave with this kicker of an update - States Study Marketing of Lilly Pill. Our efforts have certainly contributed to this public response.
19 January 2007 - To clarify the outcome of Wednesday's hearing, the court asked Lilly to explain the "good faith basis" for the sealing of each document (they are required by the Protective Order to have a good faith basis before making things confidential, so the judge is just asking them for that). He also invited anyone who thought these documents should not be confidential to use the process set out in the Protective Order to challenge confidentiality.
Also, bring on the kids - Next up for zyprexa marketing targets.
18 January 2007 - Fred von Lohmann's recap of yesterday's ruling: Update on Eli Lilly Zyprexa Documents Fight. Also, don't miss the early reports on yesterday's testimony and Two Days in U.S. Federal District Court Re: Lilly Zyprexa Documents.
17 January 2007 - At today's hearing Jim Gottstein of PsychRights, Vera Sherav of Alliance for Human Research Protection, and David Oaks of MindFreedom all testified. Judge Weinstein extended the injunction for another 3 weeks, and set a schedule for additional briefs. Stay tuned...
Also, this story is covered by the National Public Radio Morning Edition.
16 January 2007 - Hearing before Hon. Judge Weinstein begins. James Gottstein esq. is called to the stand to testify, and the court breaks before the non-parties say anything.
15 January 2007 - The zyprexa wiki welcomes the NY Times (thanks Tom), and BoingBoing. Please consider visiting our tip jar. Happy Martin Luther King Day.
13 January 2007 - Our case graduates from a single press release on the EFF site, to a full blown directory - http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/zyprexa/. Nice job on the graphic!
12 January 2007 - Fred von Lohmann files a supplemental briefaukcje with the Hon. Judge Weinstein in preparation for the Jan 16 hearing.
8 January 2007 - Fred von Lohmann files a preliminary motion to lift, or at least clarify, the injunction against this wiki. The Honorable Judge Weinstein will not consider changing the language of the order until the hearing scheduled for 16 Jan.
4 January 2007 - Eli Lilly has obtained a third Temporary Restraining Order signed on 4 January 2007 that specifically names this domain, zyprexa.pbwiki.com (?!?). This wiki is now in compliance with the TRO, and participant(s) intend to fight this TRO in court.
All known mirrors that download Eli Lilly documents showing their fraud about Zyprexa are down as far as those posting to this wiki know.
Please do not post any more mirrors of the memos on this site, until such time as the injunction has been lifted.
We are outraged at the ways our freedoms are being stifled and oppressed. Here we are conducting a lawful and balanced discussion around the Zyprexa scandal, and our speech is being intimidated and chilled by Eli Lilly, a $12 Billion/year multi-national corporation. They are attempting to prevent us from speaking, but we will not be silent! We will dutifully respect the wishes of the court, and cease to explicitly link to contested materials, but will continue to discuss and analyze this issue critically and thoroughly.
What is this site about?
For the past few years, there has been some controversy about the drug Zyprexa (a.k.a. Olanzepine). What we all know is that Zyprexa is an "atypical" neuroleptic (also known as an "anti-psychotic"), approved to treat schizophrenia and acute mania. At about $2.50/pill, it is a big money maker for Eli Lilly, somewhere on the order of $4 Billion a year. Zyprexa is the the world’s third best-selling drug. By themselves these facts are not controversial.
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However, it seems that some internal memos indicate that Eli Lilly knew that the drug raised the risk of diabetes in patients and didn't act appropriately. They may have even misreported clinical trial data about blood-sugar risks to doctors. There is currently a class action lawsuit underway to hold Lilly accountable. These memos indicate that Lilly initiated an internal marketing campaign to willfully downplay these deleterious effects.
There may be other risks that the company knew about but was hiding.
Incidentally, Lilly's second most profitable drugs treat diabetes. No one here is suggesting an overt conspiracy, but the market-driven forces which describe late-capitalism are insidious and pervasive, powerful enough that they can be confused for intentionality.
Furthermore, Lilly has been training sales reps to instruct general practitioners to prescribe Zyprexa, off label, to elderly patients exhibiting general symptoms of dementia. These drugs are dangerous enough in the hands of specialists - general practitioners should not be trained by salespeople to prescribe such potent and dangerous psychopharmaceuticals. Lilly called this marketing initiative Viva Zyprexa, from which we have taken our satirical name for this campaign - Zyprexa Kills.
Medicare has born the brunt of Lilly's business practices. And after the elderly, children are their next target.
There are articles in the New York Times that cover these memos:
- "Eli Lilly Said to Play Down Risk of Top Pill" by Alex Berenson <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/business/17drug.html>
- "Drug Files Show Maker Promoted Unapproved Use" by Alex Berenson <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/business/18drug.html>
- "Disparity Emerges in Lilly Data on Schizophrenia Drug" by Alex Berenson <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/business/21drug.html>
- Also see psychrights.org for a complete account of these memos and clippings of the original NY Times articles.
Memos
Here's the thing: We are not qualified to analyze these memos. Maybe someone who is qualified can tell us more. I don't want to trust only Mr. Berenson's opinion, but I'm not qualified to give an opinion.
Please do not post links to the memos here.
We do not have a link here and don't want one. By court order this wiki cannot post information to websites to facilitate dissemination or downloading of Eli Lilly documents about Zyprexa.
Please do not post any more mirrors of the memos on this site, until such time as the injunction has been lifted.
More information
If you want to dive further into the details and background of this issue, see the Analyst's Corner, the Editorials section, or the Legal Pad.
For a complete account of the history of these memos please visit psychrights.org as well as
the EFF's zyprexa file.
Medication Compliance
We recognize that these revelations may tempt many existing patients to abruptly cease taking Zyprexa. DO NOT attempt to come off psychiatric medications without the supervision of a medical expert, also for Paruresis. For more information, see making sense of coming off psychiatric drugs. Check it out
Inspiration
We're reminded of the valiant efforts that started as
- http://www.why-war.com/features/2003/10/diebold.html and concluded as
- http://www.motherjones.com/news/hellraiser/2004/05/04_403.html .
Disclaimers
As of 4 Jan. 2007 this Wiki is now in compliance with the Temporary Restraining Order signed 4 Jan. 2007 by Judge Weinstein of U.S. District Court. This wiki is not disseminating Eli Lilly documents regarding its psychiatric drug Zyprexa. This wiki is not posting information to websites to facilitate dissemination or downloading of Eli Lilly documents about Zyprexa.
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