A Florida woman has filed an invasion-of-privacy suit against Eli Lilly Co. after receiving unsolicited Prozac samples by mail.
The woman, identified in court papers only as S.K., also sued her doctors, and Walgreens, according to wire service reports.
The suit states that Walgreens probably provided the patient information to Lilly.
Walgreens said it mailed prescriptions for free as part of a coupon arrangement with Lilly.
Eli Lilly apologized for the mailing.
The letter, part of an apparent direct mailing, was signed by the woman’s doctors, according to the reports.
“Dear Patient,” it starts. We are very excited to be able to offer you a more convenient way to take your antidepressant medication.
“For your convenience, enclosed you will find a FREE one-month trial of Prozac Weekly.”
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