Cymbalta Label Ruled Not Misleading Despite Higher Withdrawal Symptoms

Nov. 12, 2014, 10:27 PM UTC

The label for the depression drug Cymbalta adequately warned of the risk of suicidal thoughts and other withdrawal symptoms even though clinical trials indicated a much more substantial incidence of those symptoms, the Southern District of New York held Nov. 7 (McDowell v. Eli Lilly & Co., 2014 BL 315511, S.D.N.Y., 1:13-cv-03786-RWS, 11/7/14).

Judge Robert W. Sweet of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment for Eli Lilly and Co., the manufacturer of the drug, in a product liability suit.

The court rejected Jesse McDowell’s claims that Cymbalta’s labels were ...

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