GSK told to pay $3M for Chicago attorney's suicide while on generic Paxil

Fierce Pharma ------- GlaxoSmithKline came up short in efforts to convince a jury that it shouldn’t be liable for a Chicago lawyer’s 2010 suicide while he was on generic Paxil. On Thursday, jurors sided with the man’s widow, Wendy Dolin, and awarded a $3 million verdict against the drugmaker. Throughout the trial, Dolin’s attorneys argued that Paxil’s label indicating suicide risks stop at age 24 is flawed, and that Glaxo held a responsibility to inform of the risks. Since generic drugmakers duplicate drug labels for their copycats, Glaxo was at fault in this case, they argued. And the jury agreed. A spokesperson for GSK said the company is “disappointed” with the verdict and will appeal. “GSK maintains that because it did not manufacture or market the medicine ingested by Mr. Dolin, it should not be liable,” the company’s spokesperson said. “Additionally, the Paxil label provided complete and adequate warnings during the time period relevant to this lawsuit.” To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.