Lilly warns patients, doctors on the stolen drugs

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co. / quotes/comstock/13 *! Lly / quotes / nls / lly (LLY 36.22, 0.04, 0.11%) reported Wednesday that consumers should be wary of drugs that were recently stolen from a warehouse in Enfield, Conn. Apparently, about 75 million dollars in anti-depressants and anti-psychotic drugs and others were stolen from the distribution point in a burglary cleverly staged on Sunday. Lilly, if the marks were stolen Alimta, Cymbalta, Effient, Gemzar, Prozac, Strattera, Symbyax and Zyprexa. "Consumers should buy only Lilly's well-established retailers and good reputation", the pharmaceutical group said in a statement. "Lilly recommends that consumers always check the label for products and signs of deterioration before the opening. "

75 million dollars of antipsychotics - That's a lot of pills, and I am not surprised that the thieves used a tractor-trailer to transport everything off. You would have to assume that there is a well-worked-out way to unload all these things, and nobody will go to all this trouble on "spec".

Glad to see that the products of my industry are in such demand. . .

Both companies make in the field of pharmacy and the transaction is expected to be the biggest biotech deal signed by an Australian company. Experts say the total contract value is 600 million which includes royalties.

It boils down to a value of $ 3.75 per share Acrux. This expert opinion is worth the gamble.

Meanwhile, the journal of the drug remains to be done by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Only after a green signal to the authority of the United States is given that the drug will be sold in the United States and many other international markets.