Pharmacist, Drug Firm Sued in Dilution Case
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Lawsuits filed in Kansas City allege that a pharmacist and drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. were responsible for several deaths stemming from the pharmacist’s alleged weakening of chemotherapy drugs.
Robert R. Courtney pleaded not guilty in federal court to 20 felony counts of altering the drugs Gemzar and Taxol. His trial is scheduled for Oct. 1.
The lawsuits follow a newspaper report that Lilly salesman Darryl Ashley became suspicious of Courtney in early 2000 and at some point told his superiors of his concerns.
A Lilly spokesman declined to confirm the report, but he said the company has acted responsibly.
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