FDA: Lilly Drug Did Not Lead To Suicide
The Food and Drug Administration has concluded that Eli Lilly and Co.’s newly approved antidepressant Cymbalta did not trigger the suicide of a woman from Bensalem, Pa., who was taking part in a clinical trial. An FDA investigation found that Cymbalta could not be linked to the death of Traci Johnson, who hanged herself with a scarf in Lilly’s Indianapolis drug-testing clinic.
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Grohol, J. (2004). FDA: Lilly Drug Did Not Lead To Suicide. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 25, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/08/17/fda-lilly-drug-did-not-lead-to-suicide/
Grohol, J. (2004). FDA: Lilly Drug Did Not Lead To Suicide. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 25, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/08/17/fda-lilly-drug-did-not-lead-to-suicide/
