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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah's attorney general is suing three pharmaceutical companies, claiming they sold drugs for uses that aren't approved.
The suit on behalf of the state's Medicaid program was filed Monday in state court. It claims companies misled the state, doctors and consumers by not disclosing that the use of the drugs are associated with the development of diabetes and related conditions.
The drugs are known commercially as Risperdal and Seroquel.
The lawsuit contends the drugs were approved for treating bipolar disorder and schizophrenia for Medicaid patients and cannot be marketed for other uses.
The suit names Janssen Ortho, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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