Attorney General Andy Beshear has announced two lawsuits seeking to recover profits from 23 drug manufacturers who inflated the prices of 100 prescription drugs. In the lawsuit filed in Franklin Circuit Court, Beshear named insulin manufacturers Eli Lilly, Sanofi-Aventis, and Novo Nordisk, for charging excessive prices on their insulin products. Additionally, the attorney general has joined 43 attorneys general in a federal lawsuit against drug manufacturers and senior executives for inflating generic drug prices. Beshear is seeking civil penalties against the companies.