Men Claim Eli Lilly's Sexual Dysfunction Drug Cialis Tied to Skin Cancer in Lawsuit

Seven men who took Cialis pills to treat erectile dysfunction sued Indianapolis drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. this week, claiming they later suffered from skin cancer that was related to the medicine.

The plaintiffs, from Ohio, Illinois, Texas and other states, filed separate but similar complaints Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, saying that Lilly knew or should have known the drug’s mechanism of action presented “significant risk of exacerbating melanoma.”

The suits cite studies in several medical journals that the plaintiffs claim link Cialis’ mechanism of action to melanoma.

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