Fine over risperidone

Drugs giant Johnson & Johnson has been fined US$1·1 billion by a court in Arkansas, USA, for misleading doctors about the side-effects of its antipsychotic drug risperidone, 8 years after the Food and Drug Administration forced the company to spell out the serious dangers that accompany its use. South Carolina and Texas have also fined the company in related cases.

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