Calif. Women Sue Over Alleged Antipsychotic Drug Injuries

SAN FRANCISCO - Two California women recently sued AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly & Co. for injuries they claim were caused by the companies' Seroquel and Zyprexa antipsychotics. Tenney, et al. v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, et al. No. 4:06-cv-00541 (N.D. Calif.).

Sharon and Leslie F. Tenney filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Jan. 27, claiming that their ingestion of Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) and Zyprexa (olanzapine) caused them unspecified serious health problems, pain and suffering, mental anguish, the risk of early death and/or other complications, loss of the enjoyment of life, medical expenses and other …