AstraZeneca Said to Pay $55 Million Over Seroquel
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AstraZeneca Plc, the U.K.’s second- biggest drugmaker, agreed to pay about $55 million to settle around 5,500 lawsuits related to side effects of the antipsychotic Seroquel, people familiar with the accords said.
The settlements, with an average payout of about $10,000 per case, resulted from mediation involving 26,000 suits filed over Seroquel, the people said. The London-based company previously agreed to pay $2 million to resolve more than 200 allegations that Seroquel causes diabetes in some users, people familiar with those accords said last month.