Eli Lilly Actively Sought to Supress Internal Zyprexa Memos

"The drug maker Eli Lilly instigated legal action against a number of doctors, lawyers, journalists, and activists over hundreds of internal corporate documents and emails said to have been obtained by them regarding the antipsychotic drug olanzapine (Zyprexa). Eli Lilly obtained a court injunction on 29 December ordering 16 individuals and organisations to stop publishing the documents and to remove any copies posted on the internet. The documents created a furore after they were leaked to the New York Times, which reported that they showed that Eli Lilly 'engaged in a decade-long effort to play down the health risks of Zyprexa'"

Read the full article at the British Medical Journal.
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