Lilly’s Zyprexa Off-Label Settlement: Record Fine, Routine Compliance Deal
Executive Summary
Lilly agreed to pay $1.4 billion in criminal and civil fines and pled guilty to misbranding its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Despite the record-breaking sum, however, the terms in the accompanying corporate integrity agreement are similar to previous CIAs
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