Eli Lilly Accused of Failing to Adequately Warn of Severe Skin Reactions Caused by Cymbalta

HARRISON, Ark. — An Arkansas woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Eli Lilly & Co. of failing to adequately warn doctors and consumers that its antidepressant Cymbalta can cause serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

The March 7 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas says Eli Lilly ignored numerous requests from the Food and Drug Administration to include such warnings in the Cymbalta labeling and patient medication guides.

“Eli Lilly promoted and marketed Cymbalta to be used in doses that were known to cause harmful side effects which outweighed any potential utility,” the …