SSRI suicide drug payouts in USA, but not in UK, where Celexa/Cipramil is biggest seller

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Fifty-four lawsuits, mostly involving suicides and attempted suicides by teenagers in various parts of the country, accuse the New York-based pharmaceutical company of concealing a negative pediatric study on Celexa, duping physicians about the drug's clinical trials, and targeting children in aggressive promotions of Celexa and a sister drug, Lexapro.

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Details of Forest Laboratories' monetary settlements with aggrieved families have not been made public, but the lawsuits themselves present a glimpse of the alleged harm caused by the company, including hefty payments to pediatricians and other physicians to tout the benefits of the drugs.


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A case settled Friday was on behalf of Alex Kim of Gwinnett County, Ga., who hanged himself in June 2004 when he was 13 after his Lexapro dosage had been doubled. He had been taking the drug for about three months.




In their lawsuit, Alex's parents asked for $10 million in general damages, plus $10 million in punitive damages from Forest for "failing to provide information regarding serious health risks, failing to publicize the risks, failing to timely alert the public, and failing to recall the product."

http://www.stltoday.com/business/article_c569f2c4-58a7-5432-a939-ff22e90583e5.html




............so why no payouts in UK where Cipramil now has over 30% of the market?

.............who failed the UK Cipramil suicide victims?