On January 14, 2009 the New York Times reported that drug maker Lilly was caught in the illegal practice of marketing drugs for unapproved uses. This is because the drugs haven't been approved by the FDA for these uses.
SO LILLY PAYS ONE OF THE LARGEST SETTLEMENTS EVER - $1.4 BILLION
Lilly Said to Be Near $1.4 Billion U.S. Settlement on Drug By GARDINER HARRIS Published: January 14, 2009
Eli Lilly, the drug company, is expected to agree as soon as Thursday to pay $1.4 billion to settle criminal and civil charges that it illegally marketed its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unauthorized use in patients particularly vulnerable to its risky side effects.
...Among the charges, Lilly has been accused of a scheme stretching for years to persuade doctors to prescribe Zyprexa to two categories of patients — children and the elderly — for whom the drug was not federally approved and in whom its use was especially risky.
AND WHAT HAPPENS AROUND THAT VERY SAME TIME?
F.D.A. Eases Off-Label Drug Rules By REUTERS Published: January 12, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Health officials completed guidelines that allow pharmaceutical companies to tell doctors about unapproved uses of their medicines, a practice opposed by critics of industry marketing....
Its magic, isn't it, how the FDA acts like it is a puppet of Big Pharma....
On January 8, 2009 the Associated Press reported that: a group of
FDA scientists complain to Obama of 'corruption' 
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