AstraZeneca pays $520 million to settle Seroquel lawsuits: I have questions and demand the truth

Who Should Be Named in The Seroquel Scandal ?

AstraZeneca has reached a settlement agreement of $520 million dollars to settle 2 lawsuits involving the drug Seroquel. --according to the New York Times

Seroquel is an antipsychotic drug that has weight gain and diabetes as possible side effects. Often prescribed off-label and in children the last decade, I find it unbelievable the drug remains on the market.

From the NYTimes:

"Tony Jewell, a company spokesman, declined to be more specific about the physicians or clinical trials under investigation. He said the company was in final negotiations to settle the whistle-blower suits and reach a corporate integrity agreement with the Justice Department.


The name of the whistle-blowers and other details of the suits remained sealed in federal court. Stephen A. Sheller, a lawyer in Philadelphia for the whistle-blowers, and Patricia Hartman, a spokeswoman for the United States attorney in Philadelphia, both declined to comment."

and

"AstraZeneca also said it had been served with 14,444 civil lawsuits over the drug as of Oct. 9. Ed Blizzard, a lawyer for some of the people suing AstraZeneca, said Thursday that many patients have developed diabetes and other health problems because of misleading marketing."
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I have questions

My letter to the Department of Justice

"I would like to know if any of the AstraZeneca upper level company officials will pay personal fines or serve time in prison for the knowledge of information that was withheld (even from the FDA, ie "study15") and continued to market the drug Seroquel with known weight gain and diabetes issues as side effects.

The recent recommendation by the FDA drug committee to give Seroquel approval for use in children with this background, is an assault on the health and safety of our children and teens. The drug should be removed from the market, considering litigation, it only makes sense."

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Further reading:

Tuesday, November 10, 2009,AstraZeneca paid Illinois psychiatrist $500,000 to promote SEROQUEL-soulful sepulcher blog

Wednesday, November 11, 2009,Archer Pharmaceuticals targets Alzheimers/Dementia: hope for Schizophrenia? Geoff Birkett, AstraZeneca-soulful sepulcher blog

I ask questions of former VP of marketing for AstraZeneca, Geoff Birkett

and

Thursday, November 12, 2009,AstraZeneca - Seroquel: FAO Marketing and Senior Management(past and present)Stephany has some questions!: at PharmaGossip blog

Insider (from PharmaGossip) has one more question to add: given the recent Stryker indictment which named company individuals guilty of wrongdoing, who should be named in The Seroquel Scandal?
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The public has a right to know, the health and safety of innocent people was placed in jeopardy by AstraZeneca and AstraZeneca made a profit at the expense of the health of people who deserve, and demand the TRUTH.